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celamim

celamim noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.4–0.6 L in different 19th-century contexts.

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.

Forms of celamim

pluralcelamims
alternative formselamim

Origin of celamim

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

Questions about celamim

What does celamim mean?
Celamim means a traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.4–0.6 L in different 19th-century contexts.
What part of speech is celamim?
Celamim is a noun.
What is the plural of celamim?
The plural of celamim is celamims.

Words near celamim in the dictionary

  1. CELAC
  2. celadon
  3. celadonite
  4. celadonites
  5. celadons
  6. celamim
  7. celamims
  8. celandine
  9. celandine poppies
  10. celandine poppy
  11. celandines

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