Meanings
plural leguas
- historicalSpanish league, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km.
Synonyms: Spanish league, league
- historicalPortuguese league, a traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously reckoned as 4444.4, 5555.6, or 6172.8 m.
Synonyms: Portuguese league, league
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSpanish league, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km.
nounPortuguese league, a traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously reckoned as 4444.4, 5555.6, or 6172.8 m.
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*lougā
- Late Latinleuga
- Portugueselégua“Portuguese league”
- Spanishlegua“Spanish league”
- Englishlegua
From Spanish legua (“Spanish league”) and Portuguese légua (“Portuguese league”), from Late Latin leuga and leuca (“Gaulish league, distance of one hour's walking”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. Doublet of league.
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legua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legua
“legua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legua. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legua,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legua.
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