palmo

Meaning

Noun

1. (historical, masculine) palmo, a traditional unit of length about equal to 22 cm
2. (historical, masculine) square palmo, a traditional unit of area about equal to 480 cm²
3. (historical, masculine) cubic palmo, a traditional unit of volume about equal to 10.6 L, particularly used in measuring masonry

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of palmar

palmar

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

span

fathom

handful

unit of length

Synonyms

braça

Translations

empan

brasse

span

palmo

braza

pam

spanna

Handbreite

manipule

um

braccio

campata

pugno

✊

abmessen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpaw.mu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: palmus

Cognate with Spanish: -

Cognate with Galician: palmo

Cognate with Catalan: pam

In summary

From Latin palmus, from palma. Doublet of palma. Cognate with Spanish and Galician palmo and Catalan pam and palm.