English Explanatory Dictionary

fanga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.

Word forms

fanga fangas

Etymology

From Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Doublet of fanega.

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