ganta

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noun

A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.

OriginSpanish ganta ← Cebuano gantang ← Malay gantang →
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Meanings

nounganta (plural gantas)

plural gantas

  1. PhilippineshistoricalA unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.

Origin

  1. Malaygantang
  2. Cebuanogantang
  3. Spanishganta
  4. Englishganta

From Spanish ganta, from Cebuano gantang, from Malay gantang. Doublet of gantang.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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