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Etymology of tomin

From Spanish tomín, from Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ث م ن (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano.

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g. · A former gold Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a tomin in weight. · A former silver colonial Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a gold tomin in value.

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From Spanish tomín, from Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ث م ن (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano.

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