fanegada

American  

[fah-ne-gah-thah] / ˌfɑ nɛˈgɑ ðɑ /

noun

plural

fanegadas

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of fanegada

From Spanish; fanega, -ade ¹

Example Sentences

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

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.