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sesma

sesma noun: a traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm.

Noun

sesma (plural sesmas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm.

Proper noun capitalized: Sesma

Sesma (plural Sesmas)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Forms of sesma

Noun
pluralsesmas
Proper noun
pluralSesmas

Origin of sesma

From Spanish sesma, from Latin sexta (“sixth”), from its use as a sixth of the vara (Spanish yard or rod).

Questions about sesma

What does sesma mean?
Sesma means a traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm.
What part of speech is sesma?
Sesma can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sesma?
The plural of sesma is sesmas.

Words near sesma in the dictionary

  1. sesiid
  2. sesiids
  3. sesinoside
  4. sesioid
  5. sesioids
  6. sesma
  7. sesmas
  8. Sesori
  9. Sesotho
  10. sespenine
  11. sesqui-

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