fanega
/fəˈneɪɡə/
noun
- A unit of dry volume used in Spanish-speaking countries, typically equal to about 1.6 bushels (55 liters) in Spain or varying amounts in Latin America.
- The recipe called for one fanega of corn to make enough tortillas for the village.
- In colonial times, land was often measured by how many fanegas of seed it could hold.
- The farmer harvested ten fanegas of wheat this season.