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ferrados

ferrados is the plural of ferrado.

Meaning of ferrado

Noun

ferrado (plural ferrados)

  1. (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
  2. (historical) A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain.
  3. (historical) 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.
  4. (historical) 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.

Questions about ferrados

What is ferrados the plural of?
Ferrados is the plural of ferrado.

Words near ferrados in the dictionary

  1. Ferozeshuhur
  2. FERPA
  3. ferr-
  4. Ferra
  5. ferrado
  6. ferrados
  7. ferraioli
  8. ferraiolo
  9. ferraioloite
  10. ferraiolone
  11. ferraiolos

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