fanga

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noun

A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.

OriginPortuguese fanga ← Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة ← Arabic فَنِيقَة →
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Meanings

nounfanga (plural fangas)

plural fangas

  1. historicalA traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.

Origin

  1. Arabicفَنِيقَة
  2. Andalusian Arabicفَنِيقَة“sack”
  3. Portuguesefanga
  4. Englishfanga

From Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Doublet of fanega.

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APA

fanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanga

MLA

“fanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanga.

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