ochava
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish ochava (“⅛ Spanish ounce”), from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Doublet of octave, octavo, and oitava.
Noun edit
ochava (plural ochavas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 3.6 g.
Synonyms edit
- eighth (historical Spanish mass contexts)
Coordinate terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Equivalent to ocho + -ava. In reference to weeklong celebrations, from the prevalence of inclusive counting in Latin. Doublet of ochavo. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese oitava and Catalan octava.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ochava f (plural ochavas)
- eighth, one-eighth (one of eight equal parts of any amount or thing)
- (historical) ochava (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 3.6 g)
- Synonym of chaflán, chamfer (an area added or removed from a wall or piece of furniture to break up corners, a diagonal sidewalk acting as a chamfer at street corners)
- Alternative form of ochavo, octave (a weeklong saint's festival or local party)
- octave (the last of the seven days of the festival)
Coordinate terms edit
- (unit of mass): grano (1⁄72 ochava), tomín (1⁄6 ochava), escrúpulo (1⁄3 ochava), adarme (1⁄2 ochava), castellano (11⁄3 ochavas), onza (8 ochavas)
Adjective edit
ochava f sg
References edit
- “ochava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Further reading edit
- “ochavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014