fanega
fanega
∗fanega
feminine noun
1= grain measure which varies from region to region
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fanega [fah-nay'-gah]
noun
1A measure of grain and seed of about a hundred weight, or an English bushel: it has been sometimes called faneague in English. (f)
2The quantity of seed contained in a fanega or Spanish bushel, and the vessel containing it. (f)
- Fanega de tierra -> extent of arable and, generally of four hundred fathoms square, and of pasture land five hundred
- Fanega de cacao -> a measure of one hundred and ten pounds of cocoa
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