almo̱n

Highland Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almú, variant of Spanish almud, from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (almúdd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), from Latin modius.

Compare Tetelcingo Nahuatl almu.

Noun

almo̱n

  1. Almud, a unit of volume.

References

  • Key, Harold, Ritchie de Key, Mary (1953) Vocabulario mejicano de la Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Puebla, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 107
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