ferrado
ferrado noun: a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
Noun
ferrado (plural ferrados)
- A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
- A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain.
- A traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured.
- A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia.
Synonyms of ferrado
Forms of ferrado
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Origin of ferrado
From Galician ferrado, from Medieval Latin modius ferrātus (“reinforced modius”), from Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
Questions about ferrado
- What does ferrado mean?
- Ferrado means a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
- What part of speech is ferrado?
- Ferrado is a noun.
- What is the plural of ferrado?
- The plural of ferrado is ferrados.
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