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cemmacpalli.

Headword: 
cemmacpalli.
Principal English Translation: 

the width of the palm of the hand, which is identical to the length of the index finger

Víctor M. Castillo F., "Unidades nahuas de medida," Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl 10 (1972), 220.

Attestations from sources in Spanish: 

"la anchura de la palma de la mano, la cual es idéntica a la longitud del dedo indice"
Víctor M. Castillo F., "Unidades nahuas de medida," Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl 10 (1972), 220.