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onza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
on-za
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.

noun

A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.

Etymology

From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

onzas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

grano (1⁄576 onza) tomin (1⁄48 onza) escrupulo (1⁄24 onza) adarme (1⁄16 onza) ochava (1⁄8 onza) castellano (1⁄6 onza) cuarteron (4 onzas) marco (8 onzas)

Synonyms

Spanish ounce ounce

Questions

What does onza mean?
A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
Where does onza come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce onza

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