carga

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 222 liters.

OriginSpanish carga ← Late Latin carricāre ← Latin carrus →
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Meanings

nouncarga (plural cargas)

plural cargas

  1. historicalA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 222 liters.

Origin

  1. Latincarrus“cart”
  2. Late Latincarricāre
  3. Spanishcarga“a load, 4 Spanish bushels”
  4. Englishcarga

From Spanish carga (“a load, 4 Spanish bushels”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus (“cart”). Doublet of charge and cargo.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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