Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cahiz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cahiz
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.

noun

A traditional measure of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed.

Etymology

From Spanish cahíz, from Old Spanish cafiz, from Andalusian Arabic and Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz, “qafiz”), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Doublet of qafiz and cafiso. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: cahíz, cafiz, -, قَفِيز, קְפִיזָא, ܩܦܝܙܐ

Inflected Forms

cahizes (plural) cahíz (alternative) cahis (alternative) cahys (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cuartillo (1 576 cahiz) medio (1 288 cahiz) celemin (1 144 cahiz) cuartilla (1 48 cahiz)

Synonyms

Spanish qafiz qafiz cahizada

Questions

What does cahiz mean?: A traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
Where does cahiz come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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