palmo
noun
palmo is spelled P-A-L-M-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, palmo means “A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of palmo is palmos.
How many letters and syllables are in palmo?
| Letters | 5: P-A-L-M-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is palmo?
Palmo appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of palmo
- palmos plural
- palma
- pam
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palmo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
- 2
A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does palmo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish palmo (“handspan”) and Portuguese palmo (“handspan”), both from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm, palma, and pam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).