"onza" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: onzas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|onza||ounce, Spanish ounce}} Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), {{der|en|la|ū̆ncia}} Latin ū̆ncia, {{doublet|en|a|one|inch|uncia|onça|oka|ouguiya|awqiyyah}} Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah Head templates: {{en-noun}} onza (plural onzas)
  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Mexico, Spain Categories (lifeform): Felids Synonyms: Spanish ounce, ounce (english: Spanish contexts) Coordinate_terms: 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), libra (16 onzas)
    Sense id: en-onza-en-noun-RNUe3oCt Disambiguation of Units of measure: 57 43 Disambiguation of Mexico: 59 41 Disambiguation of Spain: 77 23 Disambiguation of Felids: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: onzas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish onza, from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of ounce. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|onza}} Spanish onza, {{der|en|frm|once}} Middle French once, {{der|en|fro|lonce||lynx}} Old French lonce (“lynx”), {{der|en|it|lonza}} Italian lonza, {{der|en|la|lynx}} Latin lynx, {{der|en|grc|λύγξ|t=lynx}} Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”), {{doublet|en|ounce}} Doublet of ounce Head templates: {{en-noun}} onza (plural onzas)
  1. (cryptozoology) A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive. Categories (topical): Cryptozoology Synonyms: ounce
    Sense id: en-onza-en-noun-F2DjKiGS Topics: biology, cryptozoology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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