fanegada

[fah-ne-gah-th ah]

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).

Origin of fanegada

From Spanish; see origin at fanega, -ade¹

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The fifth, the number of plants in a Spanish "fanegada" of 170 varras, about 153 square yards.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
P. L. Simmonds