fanega
/fuh-ney-guh; Spanish fah-ne-gah/US // fəˈneɪ gə; Spanish fɑˈnɛ gɑ //
扇贝佳,扇贝格,扇贝加,扇贝
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural fa·ne·gas [fuh-ney-guhz; Spanish fah-ne-gahs]. /fəˈneɪ gəz; Spanish fɑˈnɛ gɑs/.
- : a unit of dry measure in Spanish-speaking countries, equal in Spain to 1.58 U.S. bushels.
- : a Mexican unit of land measure, equal to 8.81 acres.
Examples
Measuring by fanegas was then still in vogue in Mexico; a fanega equals about sixty-four kilograms.
I asked him if he wanted us to die from starvation, and then another man offered me half a fanega.
This is imposed on the Indian natives by assessment or allotment,4 and is paid at the rate of a peso per fanega.
It is measured not by the bushel, but by the fanega, which weighs 225 pounds.
Maize was sold by the carga, or load, which was about one half of the Castilian fanega.
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