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noun
A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 0.78–1.15 m3 at different places and times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Portuguese moio, from Latin modius (“Roman peck of about 9 L”), from modus (“measure”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”). Doublet of moyo.
