fanga

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fanga

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From Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Doublet of fanega.

noun fangas

historical A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.

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"fanga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fanga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{fanga_2026,
  title = {fanga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}