Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adarme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adarme
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.

noun

Synonym of peso, during periods when it was a Spanish coin notionally equivalent to an adarme of gold.

Etymology

From Spanish adarme (“¹⁄₁₆ Spanish ounce, peso”), from Andalusian Arabic الدرهم (ad-dárham), from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham, “dirham”), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “drachma”). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirham, and dirhem.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: adarme, درهم, دِرْهَم, 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, δραχμή

Inflected Forms

adarmes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

grano (1⁄36 adarme) tomin (1⁄3 adarme) escrupulo (2⁄3 adarme) ochava (2 adarmes) castellano (2+2⁄3 adarmes) onza (16 adarmes)

Synonyms

peso during periods when it was a Spanish coin notionally Spanish dram dram

Questions

What does adarme mean?: A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.
Where does adarme come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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