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fanega
[ fuh-ney-guh; Spanish fah-ne-gah ]
noun
, plural fa·ne·gas [f, uh, -, ney, -g, uh, z, fah-, ne, -gahs].
- a unit of dry measure in Spanish-speaking countries, equal in Spain to 1.58 U.S. bushels (55.7 liters).
- a Mexican unit of land measure, equal to 8.81 acres (3.57 hectares).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fanega1
1495–1505; < Spanish < Arabic fanīqah big bag
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Example Sentences
Measuring by fanegas was then still in vogue in Mexico; a fanega equals about sixty-four kilograms.
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I asked him if he wanted us to die from starvation, and then another man offered me half a fanega.
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This is imposed on the Indian natives by assessment or allotment,4 and is paid at the rate of a peso per fanega.
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It is measured not by the bushel, but by the fanega, which weighs 225 pounds.
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Maize was sold by the carga, or load, which was about one half of the Castilian fanega.
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