onza
English
Etymology
From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from separate sources. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
Noun
onza (plural onzas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
- (cryptozoology) A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.
Synonyms
- (unit of mass): Spanish ounce, ounce (Spanish contexts)
- (cryptid): ounce
Coordinate terms
- (unit of mass): grano (1/576 onza), tomin (1/48 onza), escrupulo (1/24 onza), adarme (1/16 onza), ochava (⅛ onza), castellano (⅙ onza), cuarteron (4 onzas), marco (8 onzas), libra (16 onzas)
Anagrams
- -zoan, Azon, Zona, zona
Galician
Etymology
From Latin uncia (“unit, 1/12 Roman pound”). As an English unit, a calque of ounce. Cognate with Spanish onza, Portuguese onça, Catalan unça, French once, Italian oncia, and English ounce and inch.
Noun
onza f (plural onzas)
- English or American ounce, a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g
- (historical) onza, Spanish ounce, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 28.76 g
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈonθa/ [ˈõn̟.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈonsa/ [ˈõn.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -onθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -onsa
- Syllabification: on‧za
Etymology 1
From Latin uncia (“unit, 1/12 Roman pound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). As an English unit, a calque of ounce. Cognate with Galician onza, Portuguese onça, Catalan unça, French once, Italian oncia, and English ounce and inch.
Noun
onza f (plural onzas)
- English or American ounce, a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g or 31.1 g
- Clipping of onza líquida, the English or American fluid ounce, a unit of liquid volume equivalent to 28.4 or 29.6 mL
- (historical) onza, Spanish ounce, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 28.76 g
Coordinate terms
- (English unit of mass): grano (2/875 or 1/480 onza), libra (16 onzas)
- (English unit of liquid volume): gill (4 onzas), pinta (16 onzas), cuarto (32 onzas), galón (128 onzas), barril (4032 onzas)
- (Spanish unit of mass): grano (1/576 onza), tomín (1/48 onza), escrúpulo (1/24 onza), adarme (1/16 onza), ochava (⅛ onza), castellano (⅙ onza), cuarterón (4 onzas), marco (8 onzas), libra (16 onzas)
Derived terms
- onza líquida
- onza troy
Etymology 2
From Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of l.
Noun
onza f (plural onzas)
- (dated) ounce, any large wild feline
- Synonym of leopardo de las nieves
- (Cryptozoology, Mexico) onza, a cryptid feline in Mexican folklore
Further reading
- “onza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014