palmo

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.

Similar
Portuguese spanSpanish spancuartaspanhandspanpalm
OriginSpanish palmo ← Portuguese palmo ← Latin palmus →
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Meanings

nounpalmo (plural palmos)

plural palmos · alternative palma · alternative pam

  1. historicalmeasureA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
  2. historicalmeasureA traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Portuguese spanSpanish spancuartaspanhandspanpalm
Also see
cuarta

Origin

  1. Latinpalmus
  2. Portuguesepalmo“handspan”
  3. Spanishpalmo“handspan”
  4. Englishpalmo

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

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APA

palmo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmo

MLA

“palmo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palmo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmo.

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