Meanings
onza1
plural onzas
- historicalA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
Synonyms: Spanish ounce, ounce
onza2
plural onzas
- biologyA cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
Origin
onza · noun
- Latinū̆ncia
- Spanishonza“ounce, Spanish ounce”
- Englishonza
From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
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- Ancient Greekλύγξ“lynx”
- Latinlynx
- Italianlonza
- Old Frenchlonce“lynx”
- Middle Frenchonce
- Spanishonza
- Englishonza
From Spanish onza, from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of lynx and ounce.
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Cite this entry
onza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onza
“onza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onza. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onza,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onza.
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