"ganta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gantas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish ganta, from Cebuano gantang, from Malay gantang. Doublet of gantang. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|ganta}} Spanish ganta, {{der|en|ceb|gantang}} Cebuano gantang, {{der|en|ms|gantang}} Malay gantang, {{doublet|en|gantang}} Doublet of gantang Head templates: {{en-noun}} ganta (plural gantas)
  1. (Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas. Tags: Philippines, historical Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-ganta-en-noun-2OXVDeoT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English

Inflected forms

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