Fanega
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fanega is a noun meaning (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, chiefly used for grain and roughly equivalent to a bushel.
Meaning
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, chiefly used for grain and roughly equivalent to a bushel.
More Meanings
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of farmland able to be sown with a fanega of seed.
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, formalized as equivalent to about 6440 m².
Word Forms
- fanegas
Synonyms for fanega
Depending on context, synonyms include fanegada, bushel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fanegada, fanga, ferrado, fardel, fust, fodder.
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