fanega

[fuh-ney-guh; Sp. fah-ne-gah]

noun, plural fa·ne·gas

[-guhz; Sp. -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).

Origin:
1495–1505; < Spanish < Arabic fanīqah big bag

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Fanega is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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