Etymology

celamim

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Today it means: A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.4–0.6 L in different 19th-century contexts. Full definition →

Portuguese celamim ← Arabic ثُمُنِ
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  1. Arabic · derived fromثُمُنِ“of one-eighth”
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromcelamim
  3. English todaycelamim

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

Words from the same roots

Arabicثُمُنِ all →

celemin

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