FANEGA

Etymology

Noun

fanega (plural fanegas)

Any of various units of dry capacity, mass and land area used in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world; originally a unit of dry capacity used for grain.

A former unit of area, the amount of land that would be sown with a fanega of seed.

Source: Wiktionary


Fa*ne"ga, n. Etym: [Sp.]

Definition: A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1 De Colange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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