fanega

[ fuh-ney-guh; Spanish fah-ne-gah ]

/ fəˈneɪ gə; Spanish fɑˈnɛ gɑ /

a unit of dry measure in Spanish-speaking countries, equal in Spain to 1.58 U.S. bushels (55.7 liters).

a Mexican unit of land measure, equal to 8.81 acres (3.57 hectares).

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1495–1505; < Spanish < Arabic fanīqah big bag

Maize was sold by the carga, or load, which was about one half of the Castilian fanega.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Measuring by fanegas was then still in vogue in Mexico; a fanega equals about sixty-four kilograms.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz
The price of cacao was, at the close of 1852, sixteen dollars the fanega.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
It is measured not by the bushel, but by the fanega, which weighs 225 pounds.
A Journey in Southeastern Mexico|Henry Howard Harper

I asked him if he wanted us to die from starvation, and then another man offered me half a fanega.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz