manzana
noun
man·za·na
mənˈzänə
plural -s
: any of several units of land area used especially in Central America that average around 1.7 acres
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish, apple, block of houses, from Old Spanish mazana, maçana apple, from Latin (mala) Matiana, from mala apples + Matiana, neuter plural of Matianus of Matius, from C. Matius, 1st century b.c. Roman writer on gastronomy + Latin -anus -an