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
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ʒoˈva.də/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ʒuˈba.də/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈva.da/
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.