ochava

From Spanish ochava (“⅛ Spanish ounce”), from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Doublet of octave, octavo, and oitava.

ochava (plural ochavas)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 3.6 g.

• eighth (historical Spanish mass contexts)

• (unit of mass): grano (¹⁄₇₂ ochava), tomin (¹⁄₆ ochava), escrupulo (¹⁄₃ ochava), adarme (¹⁄₂ ochava), castellano (1+¹⁄₃ ochavas), onza (8 ochavas)

Inherited from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Equivalent to ocho +‎ -ava. In reference to weeklong celebrations, from the prevalence of inclusive counting in Latin. Doublet of ochavo. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese oitava and Catalan octava.

• IPA^(key): /oˈt͡ʃaba/ [oˈt͡ʃa.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: o‧cha‧va

ochava f (plural ochavas)

1. eighth, one-eighth (one of eight equal parts of any amount or thing)
2. (historical) ochava (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 3.6 g)
3. Synonym of chaflán, chamfer (an area added or removed from a wall or piece of furniture to break up corners, a diagonal sidewalk acting as a chamfer at street corners)
4. Alternative form of ochavo, octave (a weeklong saint's festival or local party)
5. octave (the last of the seven days of the festival)

• (unit of mass): grano (¹⁄₇₂ ochava), tomín (¹⁄₆ ochava), escrúpulo (¹⁄₃ ochava), adarme (¹⁄₂ ochava), castellano (1+¹⁄₃ ochavas), onza (8 ochavas)

ochava f sg

1. feminine singular of ochavo

• “ochava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

• “ochavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014