Portugese wine measures,
standard of Lisbon

							tonel
						pipa	2
					meia pipa	2	4
				terço	1.5	3	6
		barril or quartola		1 1/3	2	4	8
		almude	6 ¼	8 1/3	12.5	25	50
	canada	12	75	100	150	300	600
quartilho	4	48	300	400	600	1200	2400
397 mL	1.598 L	19.07 L	119.23 L	158.98 L	238.47 L	476.94 L	953.89 L

The three smallest units were consumer or tavern measures; the tonel was so large it was rarely used. In other areas both the size of units and their relationship to other units differed from the Lisbon standard. The almude of Oporto, for example, was 50% bigger than that of Lisbon. In Angra, in the Azores, the almude was 26.4 liters, but there were 18.75 almude to the pipa.

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Portugese wine measures,standard of Lisbon

Portugese wine measures,
standard of Lisbon