Masculine

pam

Meaning

  1. (masculine) span, handspan, an informal unit of measure based on a hand's width
  2. (historical, masculine) a traditional unit of length that is the 1 / 8 part of a cana; ~20 cm

Concepts

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpam]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan palm, from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm and palma. Cognate with Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish palmo.

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