Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ganta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: gan-ta
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.

Etymology

From Spanish ganta, from Cebuano gantang, from Malay gantang. Doublet of gantang.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: ganta, gantang

Inflected Forms

gantas (plural)

Questions

What does ganta mean?: A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.
Where does ganta come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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