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noun
A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m2 in different parts of Galicia.
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Usage: historical
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History
From Galician ferrado, from Medieval Latin modius ferrātus (“reinforced modius”), from Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
