Portugal
pre-metric dry capacity

For a more detailed analysis done by Luis Seabra Lopes, see here.

Standard of Lisbon

moio

fanga

15

alqueire

4

60*

meios-alqueire or meyo

2

8

120

quarta

2

4

16

240

oitava

2

4

8

32

480

selamim or meias-outava
or maquia

2
 

4
 

8
 

16
 

64
 

960
 

per Doursther

0.85
L

1.69
L

3.38
L

6.76
L

13.52
L

54.08
L

811.23
L
per Nelkenbrecher

0.87
L

1.73
L

3.46
L

6.92
L

13.84
L

55.36
L

830.45
L

* There were special moios for lime: the moio for slaked lime was 50 alqueires and the moio for quicklime was 30 alqueires.

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