Fanega

noun

1. Any of various traditional units of dry measure, weight, or land area used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries or territories.
2. A Spanish and Spanish-American dry measure containing about 11/2 United States bushels.
3. A Spanish and Spanish-American land-measure containing about 13/5 acres.
4. A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1� to 2� bushels; also, a measure of land.
5. Any of various <xref>units</xref> of dry capacity, <xref>mass</xref> and land area used in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world; originally a unit of dry capacity used for <xref>grain</xref>.