almude

1

In Paraguay, ? – 20th centuries, a unit of capacity, = 24 liters.

United Nations, 1966.

2

In Portugal, 15th – 19th centuries, a unit of liquid capacity used for wine and oil, about 16.8 liters (about 4.422 U.S. gallons). Some of the values reflect the heavy English involvement in the trade in port; the wine gallon is that in use prior to 1825, essentially the same as the current U.S. gallon.

Locale	Equivalents	value in ;liters
Faro	4½ English wine gallons	17.04
Figueres (Spain)	5¾ English wine gallons	21.76
Lisbon	= 2 alquieres = 12 canadas = 48 quartilhos	16.54
Madeira		17.72
Oporto	= 2 alquieres = 12 canadas, = 6 5/8 English wine gallons	25.08
Rio de Janeiro	= 2 cantaros = 12 canadas = 48 quartilhos	16.54
Viana do Castelo	6½ English wine gallons	24.60

Fifteenth century sources say the almude was then 1/52 of a tonel, not 1/50th:

Uno tonello di vino di Lisbona sono 52 almudini e l'almudino è 13 chanarte.

One tonel of wine in Lisbon is 52 almude and the almude is 13 canada.

Chiarini, 1481, as quoted in Borlandi, page 131.

3

In the Canary Islands, ? – 19th centuries, a unit of land area, = 1/12 fanegada = 50 square brasadas, about 166.32 square meters. Also called a celemin.

Doursther, 1840.