What does "palmo" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "palmo"?

Common synonyms include: cuarta, handspan, palm, portuguese span, span, spanish span.

noun

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Noun

1
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm. historical
2
A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm. historical

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

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