Fanga

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times. historical

Etymology

From Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Doublet of fanega.

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dry measure

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