almude

English

Etymology

From Portuguese almude, 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”). Doublet of almud. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios) and Latin modius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ælˈmuːd(ə)/

Noun

almude (plural almudes)

1. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters.
2. (historical, measure) Alternative form of almud, similar units of liquid volume in Spain and Turkey.

Coordinate terms

• quartilho (¹⁄₄₈ almude), canada (¹⁄₁₂ almude), pot (¹⁄₂ almude), pipa (25 almudes), tonel (50 almudes)

Translations

old liquid measure

• Portuguese: almude (pt) m
• Spanish: almud (es) m

References

• “almude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• alumed, maudle, mauled

Portuguese

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈmu.d͡ʒi/ [aʊ̯ˈmu.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈmu.d͡ʒi/ [aʊ̯ˈmu.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈmu.de/ [aʊ̯ˈmu.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈmu.dɨ/ [aɫˈmu.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: al‧mu‧de

Noun

almude m (plural almudes)

1. (historical, measure) almude, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 14–26 liters depending on the area of Portugal

Coordinate terms

• quartilho (¹⁄₄₈ almude), canada (¹⁄₁₂ almude), pote (¹⁄₂ almude), pipa (25 almudes), tonel (50 almudes)