legua

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legua

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From Spanish legua (“Spanish league”) and Portuguese légua (“Portuguese league”), from Late Latin leuga and leuca (“Gaulish league, distance of one hour's walking”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. Doublet of league.

noun leguas

historical Spanish league, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km.
Similar: Spanish league, league
historical Portuguese league, a traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously reckoned as 4444.4, 5555.6, or 6172.8 m.
Similar: Portuguese league, league

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

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@misc{legua_2026,
  title = {legua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}