alqueirenounmasculine/ɐɫˈkɐjɾɨ/mediumal·quei·rePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionAn 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.synmeasureunitCommon collocationsalqueire of landalqueire of wheatto measure in alqueiresEtymologyDo árabe 'al-kayl' (medida).Related wordsalqueirãoalqueiraralqueiração