almud Meaning & Definition
What Does Almud Mean?
Almud is a noun that means A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of dry measure or volume, highly variable by region and substance but often equivalent to about 4.6 liters (one celemin). It can also mean A traditional unit of land area, nominally the amount of land that could be sown with one almud of seed.
Almud Definition (Noun)
- A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of dry measure or volume, highly variable by region and substance but often equivalent to about 4.6 liters (one celemin).
- A traditional unit of land area, nominally the amount of land that could be sown with one almud of seed.
- A low, wide box used as a physical measure for this unit.
- Alternative form of almude (“a Portuguese unit of measure”).
Synonyms of Almud
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Almud synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
almud (plural almuds)
Origin of Almud
From Spanish almud and Portuguese almude, both from Andalusian Arabic مد (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”). Doublet of almude. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios), Latin modius, French muid, and Dutch mud.