almud

English

Alternative forms

• almude

Etymology

From Spanish almud, 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), Latin modius, French muid, and Dutch mud.

Noun

almud (plural almuds)

1. (historical) Synonym of celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 4.6 liters
2. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, highly variable depending on the location and the substance measured but generally between 3 and 20 liters.
3. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of land area, highly variable depending on the location and the substance measured.
4. (historical) A low wide box once used for measuring almuds.
5. (historical) Alternative form of almude, Portuguese forms of the same measure.

Coordinate terms

• (highly variable unit of dry measure): maquila (¹⁄₂ almud)

Anagrams

• Lumad

Spanish

Alternative forms

• almú (eye dialect)

Etymology

Borrowed 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) and Latin modius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmud/ [alˈmuð̞]
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: al‧mud

Noun

almud m (plural almudes)

1. (historical, chiefly Spain) Synonym of celemín (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 4.6 liters)
2. (historical) almud (a traditional unit of dry measure of highly variable size)
3. (historical) almud (a traditional unit of land area of highly variable size)
4. (historical) almud (a low wide style of box traditionally used to measure almudes)

Coordinate terms

• (irregular unit of dry measure): maquila (¹⁄₂ almud)

Further reading

• “almud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014