fanega
[fuh-ney-guh; Spanish fah-ne-gah]
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noun, plural fa·ne·gas [fuh-ney-guh z; Spanish fah-ne-gahs] /fəˈneɪ gəz; Spanish fɑˈnɛ gɑs/.
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).
Origin of fanega
1495–1505; < Spanish < Arabic fanīqah big bag
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Historical Examples of fanega
It is measured not by the bushel, but by the fanega, which weighs 225 pounds.
A Journey in Southeastern MexicoHenry Howard Harper
The price of cacao was, at the close of 1852, sixteen dollars the fanega.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable KingdomP. L. Simmonds
Maize was sold by the carga, or load, which was about one half of the Castilian fanega.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2Hubert 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
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