aranzada
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish aranzada, from aranzata (“ration”), from Old Spanish arenzo and arienço (“Spanish coin”), from Latin argenteus (“silvery, silver piece”).
Noun edit
aranzada (plural aranzadas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of land area, equivalent to about 4472 m², chiefly used for vinyards and olive groves.
Coordinate terms edit
- yugada (72 aranzadas)
Etymology 2 edit
From Sicilian aranciu, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang, “orange”), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), from Dravidian.
Noun edit
aranzada (uncountable)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From aranzata (“ration”), from Old Spanish arenzo and arienço (“Spanish coin”), from Latin argenteus (“silvery, silver piece”). Doublet of aranzata and argénteo. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese arenço.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aɾanˈθada/ [a.ɾãn̟ˈθa.ð̞a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aɾanˈsada/ [a.ɾãnˈsa.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: a‧ran‧za‧da
Noun edit
aranzada f (plural aranzadas)
- (historical) aranzada (a traditional unit of land area equivalent to about 4472 m², chiefly used for vinyards and olive groves)
Coordinate terms edit
- yugada (72 aranzadas)
Further reading edit
- “aranzada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014