ferrado

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noun

A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.

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OriginGalician ferrado ← Medieval Latin modius ← Latin ferrātus →
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Meanings

nounferrado (plural ferrados)

plural ferrados

  1. historicalA traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
  2. historicalA trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain.
  3. historicalA traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured.
  4. historicalA traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia.

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Origin

  1. Latinferrātus“ironed”
  2. Medieval Latinmodius
  3. Galicianferrado
  4. Englishferrado

From Galician ferrado, from Medieval Latin modius ferrātus (“reinforced modius”), from Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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