"cahiz" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cahizes [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cahíz}} Spanish cahíz, {{der|en|osp|cafiz}} Old Spanish cafiz, {{der|en|xaa|-}} Andalusian Arabic, {{der|en|ar|قَفِيز||qafiz}} Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz, “qafiz”), {{der|en|arc|קְפִיזָא}} Aramaic קְפִיזָא, {{der|en|syc|ܩܦܝܙܐ|tr=qəp̄īzā}} Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), {{doublet|en|qafiz|cafiso}} Doublet of qafiz and cafiso, {{cog|grc|καπίθη}} Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cahiz (plural cahizes)
  1. (historical) A traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Spain Synonyms (unit of dry measure): Spanish qafiz, qafiz (english: Spanish contexts)
    Sense id: en-cahiz-en-noun-6mkDgfgz Disambiguation of Units of measure: 78 22 Disambiguation of Spain: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'unit of dry measure': 91 9 Coordinate_terms (unit of dry volume): cuartillo (1, 576 cahiz), medio (1, 288 cahiz), celemin (1, 144 cahiz), cuartilla (1, 48 cahiz), cuarto (1, 24 cahiz), fanega (1, 12 cahiz), saco (alt: ⅙ cahiz), carga (alt: ⅓ cahiz) Disambiguation of 'unit of dry volume': 100 0
  2. (historical) A traditional measure of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed. Tags: historical Categories (place): Spain Synonyms (unit of land area): cahizada
    Sense id: en-cahiz-en-noun-OYb6mZq8 Disambiguation of Spain: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'unit of land area': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cahíz, cahis, cahys

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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