Meanings
plural cahizes · alternative cahíz · alternative cahis · alternative cahys
- historicalA traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
Synonyms: Spanish qafiz, qafiz
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
nounA traditional measure of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed.
Origin
- Classical Syriacܩܦܝܙܐ
- Aramaicקְפִיזָא
- Arabicقَفِيز“qafiz”
- Old Spanishcafiz
- Spanishcahíz
- Englishcahiz
From Spanish cahíz, 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. Doublet of qafiz and cafiso. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē).
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