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palmo

palmo noun: a traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.

Noun

palmo (plural palmos)

  1. (historical, measure) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
  2. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm.

Synonyms of palmo

Forms of palmo

pluralpalmos
alternative formpalma
alternative formpam

Origin of palmo

Borrowed from Spanish palmo (“handspan”) and Portuguese palmo (“handspan”), both from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm, palma, and pam.

Questions about palmo

What does palmo mean?
Palmo means a traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
What part of speech is palmo?
Palmo is a noun.
What is the plural of palmo?
The plural of palmo is palmos.

Words near palmo in the dictionary

  1. palmkernels
  2. palmless
  3. palmlike
  4. palmload
  5. palmloads
  6. palmo
  7. palmo-
  8. palmolein
  9. palmoleins
  10. palmomancy
  11. palmomental

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