adarme

adarme means A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.

Etymology

From Spanish adarme (“¹⁄₁₆ Spanish ounce, peso”), from Andalusian Arabic الدرهم (ad-dárham), from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham, “dirham”), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “drachma”). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirham, and dirhem.

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.
Synonym of peso, during periods when it was a Spanish coin notionally equivalent to an adarme of gold.

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arroba 69% match — A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms. vs adarme →
grano 67% match — A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg. vs adarme →
dram 65% match — A small unit of weight, variously:; Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). vs adarme →
castellano 65% match — A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g. vs adarme →
escrupulo 64% match — A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g and chiefly used for medicines. vs adarme →
marco 63% match — Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Polo. vs adarme →
cuarteron 62% match — A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 115 g. vs adarme →
arratel 62% match — A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g. vs adarme →