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)