See also almud.
From the Arabic al mudd, mudd being derived from the Roman modius.
In Paraguay, ? – 20th centuries, a unit of capacity, = 24 liters.
United Nations, 1966.
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.
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.
Copyright © 2000 Sizes, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last revised: 5 January 2007.