fanega

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Spanish fanega.

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