alqueire

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Etymology

From Portuguese alqueire, from Arabic الكَيْل (al-kayl, “a measure”), from ك ي ل (k y l).

Noun

alqueire (plural alqueires)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
  2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.

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Etymology

From Arabic الكَيْل (al-kayl, “a measure”), from ك ي ل (k y l).

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Noun

alqueire m (plural alqueires)

  1. (historical) alqueire, Portuguese bushel, a traditional unit of dry measure equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts
  2. (historical) load, a notional unit of dry measure equivalent to the amount able to be carried by a pack animal
  3. (historical) alqueire, a notional unit of land area equivalent to the amount able to be sown with an alqueire of seed
  4. (historical) Synonym of pote, a traditional unit of liquid volume

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