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alqueire

nounmasculine/ɐɫˈkɐjɾɨ/medium

al·quei·re

Definition

An old unit of measurement for dry capacity (such as grain) and, by extension, for agrarian area, which varied regionally.
An alqueire of wheat was enough for the family.
The farm had ten alqueires of land.
Common collocations
alqueire of landalqueire of wheatto measure in alqueires

Etymology

Do árabe 'al-kayl' (medida).

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