Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

almude

/ælˈmuːd(ə)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-mude
IPA: /ælˈmuːd(ə)/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters.

noun

Alternative form of almud, similar units of liquid volume in Spain and Turkey.

Etymology

From Portuguese almude, from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (al-mudd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠 (mdyʾ) and מוֹדְיָא (moḏyā) or Classical Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu/middattu⁠/, “kind of vessel, unit of volume”). Doublet of almud. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios) and Latin modius.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: almude, مد, مُدّ, 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠, ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ, 𒉘𒈨𒌍

Inflected Forms

almudes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quartilho (1⁄48 almude) canada (1⁄12 almude) pot (1⁄2 almude) pipa (25 almudes) tonel (50 almudes)

Questions

How do you pronounce almude?: The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈmuːd(ə)/.
What does almude mean?: A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters.
Where does almude come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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