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fanega
[fuh-ney-guh, fah-ne-gah]
noun
plural
fanegasa 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).
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fanega1
Example Sentences
But firefighters like Rafael Fanega, who said the blaze was still “out of control,” called for more boots on the ground to battle the flames.
“I don’t see enough deployed personnel,” Fanega told The Associated Press, speaking in Jubrique after it was evacuated.
That will help him calculate how many cherries make up a fanega, a roughly 100-pound bag.
The fanega varies in weight according to the article measured; thus a fanega of wheat is 165 lbs., of barley 155 lbs., and of beans 200 lbs.
In 1348, law of Don John I. Fanega of wheat 15 maravedis.
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