fanegada

[ fah-ne-gah-thah ]

/ ˌfɑ nɛˈgɑ ðɑ /

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noun, plural fa·ne·ga·das

[fah-ne-gah-thahs]. /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).

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Origin of fanegada

From Spanish; see origin at fanega, -ade¹

The fifth, the number of plants in a Spanish "fanegada" of 170 varras, about 153 square yards.
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