yugada
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish yugada, from yugo (“yoke”) + -ada (“-ful”), from Latin iugum. Compare Latin iugerum (“juger”).
Noun edit
yugada (plural yugadas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of land area, equivalent to about 32.2 ha.
Synonyms edit
- Spanish yoke, yoke (Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms edit
- celemin (1⁄600 yugada), aranzada (1⁄72 yugada), fanega (1⁄50 yugada), caballeria (1 1⁄5 yugada)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From yugo (“yoke”) + -ada (“-ful”), from Latin iugum. Compare Latin iugerum (“juger”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: yu‧ga‧da
Noun edit
yugada f (plural yugadas)
- yoke (team of draft animals yoked together to pull a plow)
- (historical) yugada, Spanish yoke (a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 32.2 ha)
Coordinate terms edit
- celemín (1⁄600 yugada), aranzada (1⁄72 yugada), fanega (1⁄50 yugada), caballería (1 1⁄5 yugada)
Further reading edit
- “yugada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014