tega

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noun

Synonym of ferrado, a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, mass, and land area

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ferrado
OriginGalician tega ← Andalusian Arabic تَعْلِيقَة →
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Meanings

nountega (plural tegas)

plural tegas

  1. historicalSynonym of ferrado, a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, mass, and land area

    Synonyms: ferrado

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ferrado, a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, mass, and land area

Similar
ferrado
Also see
ferrado

Origin

  1. Andalusian Arabicتَعْلِيقَة“hanging thing”
  2. Galiciantega
  3. Englishtega

From Galician tega, variant of earlier talega, from Andalusian Arabic تَعْلِيقَة (taʕlíqa, “hanging thing”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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