onza
onza noun: a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
Noun (1)
onza (plural onzas)
- A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
- Synonyms:
- Spanish ounce, ounce
Noun (2)
onza (plural onzas)
- A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.
Synonyms of onza
- Spanish ounce
- ounce
Forms of onza
| plural | onzas |
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Origin of onza
From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
From Spanish onza, from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of lynx and ounce.
Questions about onza
- What does onza mean?
- Onza means a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
- What part of speech is onza?
- Onza is a noun.
- What is the plural of onza?
- The plural of onza is onzas.
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