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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. 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.