adarme
English
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
adarme (plural adarmes)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.
- (historical) Synonym of peso, during periods when it was a Spanish coin notionally equivalent to an adarme of gold.
Synonyms
- (unit of mass): Spanish dram, dram (Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms
- (unit of mass): grano (1/36 adarme), tomin (⅓ adarme), escrupulo (⅔ adarme), ochava (2 adarmes), castellano (2⅔ adarmes), onza (16 adarmes)
- (coin): tomin (⅓ adarme), castellano (2⅔ adarmes)
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الدرهم (ad-dárham), from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham, “dirham”), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “drachma”). Doublet of dracma and dírham.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdaɾme/ [aˈð̞aɾ.me]
- Rhymes: -aɾme
- Syllabification: a‧dar‧me
Noun
adarme m (plural adarmes)
- (historical) adarme, Spanish dram, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 1.8 g
- (historical) adarme, peso, a former Spanish coin and unit of currency notionally equivalent to an adarme of gold
- (figurative) bit, ounce, any insignificantly small weight or amount of anything
Coordinate terms
- (unit of mass): grano (1/36 adarme), tomín (⅓ adarme), escrúpulo (⅔ adarme), ochava (2 adarmes), castellano (2⅔ adarmes), onza (16 adarmes)
- (coin): tomín (⅓ adarme), castellano (2⅔ adarmes)
Further reading
- “adarme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014