Definition of "almud" in English

noun

1. (historical) Synonym of celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 4.6 liters.

2. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, highly variable depending on the location and the substance measured but generally between 3 and 20 liters.

3. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of land area (nominally, the area cultivable by an almud of some particular seed), highly variable depending on the location.

4. (historical) A low wide box once used for measuring almuds.

5. (historical) Alternative form of almude, Portuguese forms of the same measure.