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fanega.

English or American bushel, a dry measure

6 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/faˈnɛɡa/[faˈnɛ.ɣ̞ɐ]/faˈnɛɡa/standard[faˈnɛ.ɣ̞ɐ]standard
  1. English or American bushel, a dry measure

    masculine
  2. fanega, the Spanish bushel, a traditional dry measure, sometimes varying from the Castilian standards in Galician-speaking areas of Spain and closer to 60 L

    historical · masculine
    Desa leira tirei eu o ano pasado vinte fanegas de trigo. Cen ferrados.
Where this word comes from

From Spanish fanega, attested from the 13th century, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic.

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