celamim
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English
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Etymology
From Portuguese celamim, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic ثُمُنِ (ṯumuni, “of one-eighth”). Doublet of tomin and azumbre.
Noun
celamim (plural celamims)
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.4–0.6 L in different 19th-century contexts.
Coordinate terms
- (unit of dry volume): maquia (2 celamims), oitava (4 celamims), quarta (8 celamims), alqueire (16 celamims)
Portuguese
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ceramin, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic ثُمُنِ (ṯumuni, “of one-eighth”). Cognate with Galician celamín and Spanish celemín.
Pronunciation
Noun
celamim m (plural celamins)
- (historical) celamim, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.4–0.6 litres in different 19th-century contexts