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almude.

almude, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 14–26 liters depending on the area of Portugal

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/awˈmu.d͡ʒi/Brazil[aʊ̯ˈmu.d͡ʒi]Brazil/alˈmu.dɨ/Portugal[aɫˈmu.ðɨ]Portugal
  1. almude, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 14–26 liters depending on the area of Portugal

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (al-mudd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠 (mdyʾ) and מוֹדְיָא (moḏyā) or Classical Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu/middattu⁠/, “kind of vessel, unit of volume”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios), Latin modius, and Spanish almud.

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