onza.
English or American ounce, a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g
Meaning & usage
English or American ounce, a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g
onza, Spanish ounce, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 28.76 g
Where this word comes from
From Latin ū̆ncia (“unit, ¹⁄₁₂ Roman pound”). As an English unit, a calque of ounce. Cognate with Spanish onza, Portuguese onça, Catalan unça, French once, Italian oncia, and English ounce and inch.
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