cahiz

cahiz

English

Alternative forms

• cahíz, cahis, cahys

Etymology

From Spanish cahíz, from Old Spanish cafiz, from Andalusian Arabic and Arabic قَفِيز‎ (qafīz, “qafiz‎”), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא‎ and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ‎ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Doublet of qafiz and cafiso. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē).

Noun

cahiz (plural cahizes)

1. (historical) A traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
2. (historical) A traditional measure of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed.

Synonyms

• (unit of dry measure): Spanish qafiz, qafiz (Spanish contexts)
• (unit of land area): cahizada

Coordinate terms

• (unit of dry volume): cuartillo (1/576 cahiz), medio (1/288 cahiz), celemin (1/144 cahiz), cuartilla (1/48 cahiz), cuarto (1/24 cahiz), fanega (1/12 cahiz), saco (⅙ cahiz), carga (⅓ cahiz)