celamim

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noun

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

OriginPortuguese celamim ← Arabic ثُمُنِ →
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Meanings

nouncelamim (plural celamims)

plural celamims · alternative selamim

  1. historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.4–0.6 L in different 19th-century contexts.

Origin

  1. Arabicثُمُنِ“of one-eighth”
  2. Portuguesecelamim
  3. Englishcelamim

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

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APA

celamim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celamim

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“celamim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celamim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celamim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celamim.

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