fanegada
[ fah-ne-gah-th ah ]
/ ˌfɑ nɛˈgɑ ðɑ /
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noun, plural fa·ne·ga·das [fah-ne-gah-th ahs] /ˌfɑ nɛˈgɑ ðɑs/.
a unit of land measure in Spanish-speaking countries varying from 1.25 to 1.75 acres (0.5 to 0.7 hectare).
Nearby words
- fandangle,
- fandango,
- fandom,
- fane,
- fanega,
- faneuil,
- faneuil hall,
- fanfani,
- fanfani, amintore,
- fanfare
Origin of fanegada
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for fanegada
The fifth, the number of plants in a Spanish "fanegada" of 170 varras, about 153 square yards.
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