EGAVE

ferrado

Meaning

  1. noun A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
  2. noun A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain.
  3. noun A traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured.
  4. noun A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia.

Similar words

fanga fanega farasola fanegada firlot frazil fardel fodder farsalah ferrandine

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