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el palmo

/ˈpalmo/ noun · masculine C1
  1. span, handspan (an informal unit of length based on a hand's width)
  2. inch, ounce (any trivially small distance or amount of something) (figuratively)
  3. palmo, Spanish span (a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm)

Plural palmos

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Y bostezando y abriendo un palmo de boca, tornó á quedarse aletargado, sin duda de puro aburrido y hambriento.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 44 · C1

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