aranzada

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of land area, equivalent to about 4472 m², chiefly used for vineyards and olive groves.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

aranzada1

nounaranzada (plural aranzadas)

plural aranzadas

  1. historicalA traditional Spanish unit of land area, equivalent to about 4472 m², chiefly used for vineyards and olive groves.

aranzada2

nounaranzada (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Sardinian dessert made from candied orange peel in honey and toasted almonds.

Origin

aranzada · noun

  1. Latinargenteus“silvery, silver piece”
  2. Old Spanisharenzo
  3. Spanisharanzada
  4. Englisharanzada

Borrowed from Spanish aranzada, from aranzata (“ration”), from Old Spanish arenzo and arienço (“Spanish coin”), from Latin argenteus (“silvery, silver piece”).

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aranzada · noun

  1. Sanskritनारङ्ग“orange tree”
  2. Classical Persianنارنگ“orange”
  3. Arabicنَارَنْج
  4. Englisharanzada

Borrowed from Sardinian, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang, “orange”), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), from Dravidian. Doublet of orange.

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APA

aranzada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aranzada

MLA

“aranzada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aranzada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aranzada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aranzada.

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