palmo — meaning in English

English meaning

• handful noun The amount that fits in one hand, or a small number of something.
• span noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.

Senses

palmo is used for these senses in English:

• handful (obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.
• handspan The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.
• span The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.

handful — full definition

1. noun The amount that fits in one hand, or a small number of something.
2. noun Someone or something that is difficult to manage or control.

span — full definition

1. noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.
2. noun A stretch or period of time.
3. verb To extend across or over something.

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