Fanega Definition

fə-nāgə
noun
Any of various traditional units of dry measure, weight, or land area used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries or territories.
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Other Word Forms of Fanega

Noun

Singular:
fanega
Plural:
fanegas

Origin of Fanega

  • Spanish from Arabic fanīqa sack

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fanega Sentence Examples

  • Farm produce is generally sold by the arroba or fanega; the var y is used in lineal measurement, and the cuadra is used by country people in land measurement.

  • In the interior and in all domestic transactions the old Spanish weights and measures are still used - including the Spanish libra of 1.102 lb avoirdupois, the arroba of 25 libras (122 kilogrammes), the quintal of Too libras (50 kilog.), the carga of 250 libras (125 kilogs.), the vara of 80 centimetres, and the fanega.

  • Certain older standards remain in common use, notably the quintal (of 101.4 lb avoirdupois), the libra (1.014 lb as-oirclupois), the arroba (31/2 imperial galluns for wine, 23/4 imperial gallons for oil), the fanega (11/2 imperial bushels).

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Words Starting With

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