cahíz
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish cafiz, from Andalusian Arabic and Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz, “qafiz”), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē), Catalan cahís, and Galician and Portuguese cacifo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kaˈiθ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈis/
- Rhymes: -iθ
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: ca‧híz
Noun
cahíz m (plural cahíces)
- (historical) cahiz (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 liters)
- (historical) cahiz (a traditional unit of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed)
Coordinate terms
- (unit of dry volume): cuartillo (1⁄576 cahíz), medio (1⁄288 cahíz), celemín (1⁄144 cahíz), cuartilla (1⁄48 cahíz), cuarto (1⁄24 cahíz), fanega (1⁄12 cahíz), saco (1⁄6 cahíz), carga (1⁄3 cahíz)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cahíz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16