"legua" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleɡwa/, [ˈle.ɣ̞wa] Forms: leguas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɡwa Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin leuga and leuca (“Gaulish league, distance of one hour's walking”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. Cognate with Galician legua, Portuguese légua, and Catalan llegua. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|LL.|leuga|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin leuga, {{inh+|es|LL.|leuga}} Inherited from Late Latin leuga, {{der|es|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{der|es|cel-pro|*lougā}} Proto-Celtic *lougā, {{cog|gl|legua}} Galician legua, {{cog|pt|légua}} Portuguese légua, {{cog|ca|llegua}} Catalan llegua Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} legua f (plural leguas)
  1. (historical) legua, Spanish league (a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km) Tags: feminine, historical Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-legua-es-noun-ZH4pErfx Disambiguation of Units of measure: 59 41 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. (figurative) mile (any great distance) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-legua-es-noun-JZ48QXYq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a la legua, legua cuadrada, legua de posta, legua geográfica, legua marina, legua marítima, legua real, tragaleguas Coordinate_terms: pie (1⁄15,000 legua), vara (1⁄5000 legua), estado (1⁄2500 legua), estadal (1⁄1250 legua), cordel (1⁄100 legua), milla (1⁄3 legua)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "estadal (1⁄1250 legua)"
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    {
      "word": "cordel (1⁄100 legua)"
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      "word": "legua marítima"
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɡwa/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈle.ɣ̞wa]"
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