# almud

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 4.6 liters.
2. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, highly variable depending on the location and the substance measured but generally between 3 and 20 liters.
3. A traditional Spanish unit of land area (nominally, the area cultivable by an almud of some particular seed), highly variable depending on the location.
4. A low wide box once used for measuring almuds.
5. Alternative form of almude, Portuguese forms of the same measure.

## Etymology
From Spanish almud, from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (al-mudd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠 (mdyʾ) and מוֹדְיָא (moḏyā) or Classical Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu, middattu⁠/, “kind of vessel, unit of volume”). Doublet of almude. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios), Latin modius, French muid, and Dutch mud.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/almud