almud

noun

al·​mud

(ˈ)al¦müd

variants or almude

alˈmüdə

plural -s

: any of various old Portuguese and Spanish units of capacity varying as a dry measure from about 2 to 21 quarts and as a liquid measure from about 5 to 32 quarts

Word History

Etymology

Spanish almud & Portuguese almude, from Arabic al-mudd, a dry measure

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

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