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Where does “fanega” come from?

fanega (English) comes from Spanish fanega, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة, from Arabic فَنِيقَة.

fanega (English): Any of various units of dry capacity, mass and...

Definitions

  1. Any of various units of dry capacity, mass and...

Ancestry of “fanega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfanegafanega; bushel
2Andalusian Arabicفَنِيقَةsack
3Arabicفَنِيقَة—
Every word from Arabic فَنِيقَة →