celamim

English

Alternative forms

selamim

Etymology

From Portuguese celamim, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic ثُمُنِ (ṯumuni, “of one-eighth”). Doublet of tomin and azumbre.

Noun

celamim (plural celamims)

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

Coordinate terms

(unit of dry volume): maquia (2 celamims), oitava (4 celamims), quarta (8 celamims), alqueire (16 celamims)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

selamim

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/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɐˈmĩ/

Noun

celamim m (plural celamins)

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

Coordinate terms

(unit of dry volume): maquia (2 celamins), oitava (4 celamins), quarta (8 celamins), alqueire (16 celamins)

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