Almude
Almude ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Portuguese almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of grain or dry fruit, from Arabic 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.