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ganta

ganta noun: a unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.

Noun

ganta (plural gantas)

  1. (Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.

Forms of ganta

pluralgantas

Origin of ganta

From Spanish ganta, from Cebuano gantang, from Malay gantang. Doublet of gantang.

Questions about ganta

What does ganta mean?
Ganta means a unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.
What part of speech is ganta?
Ganta is a noun.
What is the plural of ganta?
The plural of ganta is gantas.

Words near ganta in the dictionary

  1. Gansser
  2. Ganssers
  3. Gansu
  4. Gansu Corridor
  5. Gant
  6. ganta
  7. gantamycin
  8. gantan
  9. gantang
  10. gantangs
  11. gantans

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