fanega

[ fuh-ney-guh; Spanish fah-ne-gah ]

/ fəˈneɪ gə; Spanish fɑˈnɛ gɑ /

noun, 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 (55.7 liters).

a Mexican unit of land measure, equal to 8.81 acres (3.57 hectares).

Origin of fanega

1495–1505; <Spanish <Arabic fanīqah big bag

Words nearby fanega

fan delta, F and Gs, fandom, F. & T., fane, fanega, fanegada, Faneuil, Faneuil Hall, Fanfani, fanfare

Example sentences from the Web for fanega

Maize was sold by the carga, or load, which was about one half of the Castilian fanega.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Measuring by fanegas was then still in vogue in Mexico; a fanega equals about sixty-four kilograms.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz
The price of cacao was, at the close of 1852, sixteen dollars the fanega.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
It is measured not by the bushel, but by the fanega, which weighs 225 pounds.
A Journey in Southeastern Mexico|Henry Howard Harper

I asked him if he wanted us to die from starvation, and then another man offered me half a fanega.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz

单词	fanega
释义	fanega [ fuh-ney-guh; Spanish fah-ne-gah ] / fəˈneɪ gə; Spanish fɑˈnɛ gɑ / noun, 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 (55.7 liters). a Mexican unit of land measure, equal to 8.81 acres (3.57 hectares). Origin of fanega 1495–1505; <Spanish <Arabic fanīqah big bag Words nearby fanega fan delta, F and Gs, fandom, F. & T., fane, fanega, fanegada, Faneuil, Faneuil Hall, Fanfani, fanfare Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fanega Maize was sold by the carga, or load, which was about one half of the Castilian fanega. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2\|Hubert Howe Bancroft Measuring by fanegas was then still in vogue in Mexico; a fanega equals about sixty-four kilograms. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Carl Lumholtz The price of cacao was, at the close of 1852, sixteen dollars the fanega. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds It is measured not by the bushel, but by the fanega, which weighs 225 pounds. A Journey in Southeastern Mexico\|Henry Howard Harper I asked him if he wanted us to die from starvation, and then another man offered me half a fanega. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Carl Lumholtz
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