celamim

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)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.4–0.6 L in different 19th-century contexts.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ceramin, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic ثُمُنِ (ṯumuni, “of one-eighth”). Cognate with Galician celamín and Spanish celemín.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.laˈmĩ/

Noun

celamim m (plural celamins)

  1. (historical) celamim, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.4–0.6 litres in different 19th-century contexts

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