jovada

Catalan

Etymology

From jova (“team of oxen”) +‎ -ada, because it was equivalent to the amount of land which could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a single day.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ʒuˈβa.ðə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʒoˈva.ðə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [d͡ʒoˈva.ða]

Noun

jovada f (plural jovades)

(historical) a juger; a measure of area for farmland of variable value, equal to 11.36 hectares in Mallorca, 2.99 hectares in Valencia, and between 0.25 ha i 0.3 hectares in Catalonia

Further reading

“jovada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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