alqueire

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese alqueire, from Arabic الكَيْل (al-kayl, “a measure”), from ك ي ل (k y l). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑlˈkeɪɹi/ === 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) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of dry volume): celamim (1⁄32 alqueire), maquia (1⁄16 alqueire), oitava (1⁄8 alqueire), quarta (1⁄4 alqueire), fanga (4 alqueires), moio (60 alqueires) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Arabic الكَيْل (al-kayl, “a measure”), from ك ي ل (k y l). === Pronunciation === === 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 ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of dry volume): celamim (1⁄32 alqueire), maquia (1⁄16 alqueire), oitava (1⁄8 alqueire), quarta (1⁄4 alqueire), fanga (4 alqueires), moio (60 alqueires) === Further reading === “alqueire”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alqueire”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026