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cahiz

cahiz noun: a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.

Noun

cahiz (plural cahizes)

  1. (historical) A traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
    Synonyms:
    Spanish qafiz, qafiz
  2. (historical) A traditional measure of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed.
    Synonyms:
    cahizada

Synonyms of cahiz

Forms of cahiz

pluralcahizes
alternative formcahíz
alternative formcahis
alternative formcahys

Origin of cahiz

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).

Questions about cahiz

What does cahiz mean?
Cahiz means a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
What part of speech is cahiz?
Cahiz is a noun.
What is the plural of cahiz?
The plural of cahiz is cahizes.

Words near cahiz in the dictionary

  1. Cahinnio
  2. Cahinnios
  3. Cahir
  4. Cahita
  5. Cahitas
  6. cahiz
  7. cahizada
  8. cahizadas
  9. cahizes
  10. Cahn
  11. cahnite

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