What is "almude"

Almude \Al*mude"\, n. [Pg. almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. al-mudd a dry measure.] A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the ``almud'' is about 1.4 gallons.

n. An old liquid measure.

The almude or cântaro is an obsolete Portuguese unit of measurement of volume used in Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the Portuguese Empire. An almude was equivalent to 6 potes or 12 canadas. In Spain, the unit was called almud and it was much smaller.

The exact value of the almude was different from region to region. Some examples were:

• Portugal (modern standard): 16.7 liters
• Faro: 17.04 liters.
• Lisbon: 16.54 liters.
• Madeira: 17.72 liters.
• Oporto: 25.08 liters.
• Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil): 16.54 liters.
• Viana do Castelo: 24.60 liters.