aranzada

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish aranzada, from aranzata (ration), from Old Spanish arenzo and arienço (Spanish coin), from Latin argenteus (silvery, silver piece).

Noun

aranzada (plural aranzadas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of land area, equivalent to about 4472 , chiefly used for vinyards and olive groves.
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Etymology 2

From Sicilian aranciu, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang, orange), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, orange tree), from Dravidian.

Noun

aranzada (uncountable)

  1. A Sicilian dessert made from candied orange peel in honey and toasted almonds.

Spanish

Etymology

From aranzata (ration), from Old Spanish arenzo and arienço (Spanish coin), from Latin argenteus (silvery, silver piece). Doublet of aranzata and argénteo. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese arenço.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aɾanˈθada/ [a.ɾãn̟ˈθa.ð̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aɾanˈsada/ [a.ɾãnˈsa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: a‧ran‧za‧da

Noun

aranzada f (plural aranzadas)

  1. (historical) aranzada (a traditional unit of land area equivalent to about 4472 m², chiefly used for vinyards and olive groves)

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