alqueireとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Portuguese alqueire, from Arabic الكَيْل (al-kayl, “a measure”), from ك ي ل (k y l).

発音

IPA: /ɑlˈkeɪɹi/

名詞

alqueire (plural alqueires)

1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.

同意語

• Portuguese bushel, bushel (Portuguese contexts)

等位語

• (unit of dry volume): celamim (⁄₃₂ alqueire), maquia (⁄₁₆ alqueire), oitava (⁄₈ alqueire), quarta (⁄₄ alqueire), fanga (4 alqueires), moio (60 alqueires)