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palmo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
pal-mo
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

palmos (plural) palma (alternative) pam (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dedo (1⁄12 palmo) pulgada (1⁄9 palmo) coto (1⁄2 palmo) sesma (2⁄3 palmo) pie (1+1⁄3 palmos) codo (2 palmos) vara (4 palmos) polegada (1⁄8 palmo)

Synonyms

Portuguese span Spanish span cuarta span handspan palm

Questions

What does palmo mean?
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
Where does palmo come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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