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alqueire.

alqueire, Portuguese bushel, a traditional unit of dry measure equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/awˈke(j).ɾi/Brazil[aʊ̯ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾi]Brazil/alˈkɐj.ɾɨ/Portugal[aɫˈkɐj.ɾɨ]Portugal
  1. alqueire, Portuguese bushel, a traditional unit of dry measure equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts

    historical · masculine
  2. load, a notional unit of dry measure equivalent to the amount able to be carried by a pack animal

    historical · masculine
  3. alqueire, a notional unit of land area equivalent to the amount able to be sown with an alqueire of seed

    historical · masculine
  4. synonym of pote, a traditional unit of liquid volume

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Arabic الكَيْل (al-kayl, “a measure”), from ك ي ل (k y l).

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