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 (1⁄6 sesma), coto (3⁄4 sesma), palmo (1+1⁄2 sesmas), pie (2 sesmas), codo (3 sesmas), vara (6 sesmas) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Latin [Term?] === Pronunciation === === Noun === sesma f (plural sesmas) sixth (one of six equal parts of a whole) ==== Derived terms ==== sesmaria === Further reading === “sesma”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “sesma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin sexta (“sixth”), altered by analogy with septima (“seventh”). Doublet of sexto and siesta. In related to the unit of length, from forming one-sixth of the vara (Spanish yard or rod). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsesma/ [ˈsez.ma] Rhymes: -esma Syllabification: ses‧ma === 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 (1⁄6 sesma), coto (3⁄4 sesma), palmo (1+1⁄2 sesmas), pie (2 sesmas), codo (3 sesmas), vara (6 sesmas) === Further reading === “sesmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025