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ferrado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ra-do
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.

noun

A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain.

noun

A traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured.

noun

A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia.

Etymology

From Galician ferrado, from Medieval Latin modius ferrātus (“reinforced modius”), from Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ferrados (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cuartillo (1 24 ferrado) cunca (1 12 ferrado) cuarta esca fanega (5 ferrados)

Synonyms

tega

Questions

What does ferrado mean?
A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
Where does ferrado come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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