alqueire
English
Noun
alqueire (plural alqueires)
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
Synonyms
- Portuguese bushel, bushel (Portuguese contexts)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈke(j).ɾi/ [aʊ̯ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈke(j).ɾe/ [aʊ̯ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾe]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈkɐj.ɾɨ/ [aɫˈkɐj.ɾɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈkej.ɾɨ/ [aɫˈkej.ɾɨ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈkej.ɾɨ/ [aɫˈkej.ɾɨ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈke.ɾɨ/ [aɫˈke.ɾɨ]
Noun
alqueire m (plural alqueires)
- (historical) alqueire, Portuguese bushel, a traditional unit of dry measure equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts
- (historical) load, a notional unit of dry measure equivalent to the amount able to be carried by a pack animal
- (historical) alqueire, a notional unit of land area equivalent to the amount able to be sown with an alqueire of seed
- (historical) Synonym of pote, a traditional unit of liquid volume
Hyponyms
- (unit of land area): alqueire baiano, alqueire do norte, alqueire goiano, alqueire mineiro, alquiere paulista
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