Ferrado
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ferrado is a noun meaning (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
Meaning
(historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
More Meanings
- (historical) A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain.
- (historical) A traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured.
- (historical) A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia.
Word Forms
- ferrados
Synonyms for ferrado
Depending on context, synonyms include tega.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fanga, fanega, farasola, fanegada, firlot, frazil.
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