sesma
See also: Sesma
English
Etymology
From Spanish sesma, from Latin sexta (“sixth”), from its use as a sixth of the vara (Spanish yard or rod).
Noun
sesma (plural sesmas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm.
Coordinate terms
- pulgada (⅙ sesma), coto (¾ sesma), palmo (1½ sesmas), pie (2 sesmas), codo (3 sesmas), vara (6 sesmas)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sexta (“sixth”). Doublet of sexto and siesta. In related to the unit of length, from forming one-sixth of the vara (Spanish yard or rod).
Noun
sesma f (plural sesmas)
- (historical) sesma, half-foot, a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm
- Synonym: jeme
- (historical) A subdivision of the kingdom of Aragón
Coordinate terms
- (unit of length): pulgada (⅙ sesma), coto (¾ sesma), palmo (1½ sesmas), pie (2 sesmas), codo (3 sesmas), vara (6 sesmas)
Further reading
- “sesmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014