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ochava

ochava noun: a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 3.6 g.

Noun

ochava (plural ochavas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 3.6 g.
    Synonyms:
    eighth

Synonyms of ochava

Forms of ochava

pluralochavas

Origin of ochava

From Spanish ochava (“⅛ Spanish ounce”), from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Doublet of octave, octavo, and oitava.

Questions about ochava

What does ochava mean?
Ochava means a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 3.6 g.
What part of speech is ochava?
Ochava is a noun.
What is the plural of ochava?
The plural of ochava is ochavas.

Words near ochava in the dictionary

  1. och aye
  2. och aye the noo
  3. ocha
  4. Ochakiv
  5. ochanee
  6. ochava
  7. ochavo
  8. ochavos
  9. ochazuke
  10. ochdamh
  11. ochdamhs

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