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Tomin
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g. historical
- 2 A former gold Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a tomin in weight. historical
- 3 A former silver colonial Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a gold tomin in value. historical
Etymology
From Spanish tomín, from Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ن (n) م (m) ث (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano.
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