ferrado

== English == === Etymology === From Galician ferrado, from Medieval Latin modius ferrātus (“reinforced modius”), from Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”). === Noun === ferrado (plural ferrados) (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured. (historical) A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain. (historical) A traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured. (historical) A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia. ==== Synonyms ==== tega ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of volume): cuartillo (1/24 ferrado), cunca (1/12 ferrado), cuarta (¼ ferrado), esca (½ ferrado), fanega (5 ferrados) (unit of mass): esca (½ ferrado) (unit of area): cunca (1/12 ferrado) === Anagrams === forread, Raeford == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”). As units of measure, from a clipping of Medieval Latin modius ferrātus. Although sometimes considered equivalent to the Spanish celemín, in fact typically about twice as large except as a unit of area. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feˈrado/ [feˈra.ð̞ʊ] Rhymes: -ado Hyphenation: fe‧rra‧do === Adjective === ferrado (feminine ferrada, masculine plural ferrados, feminine plural ferradas) shod, fitted with horseshoes reinforced, strengthened with interior or exterior iron or steel supports ==== Derived terms ==== === Participle === ferrado (feminine ferrada, masculine plural ferrados, feminine plural ferradas) past participle of ferrar ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === ferrado m (plural ferrados) (historical) ferrado, a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 12–18 L [13th cent.] (historical) ferrado, a trapezoidal box formerly used for measuring ferrados of grain (historical) ferrado, a traditional unit of mass equal to the amount of a substance held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on each substance's density, irregularity, &c. (historical) ferrado, a traditional unit of land area reckoned as the amount of land that could be sown with a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia ==== Synonyms ==== tega ==== Coordinate terms ==== (units of volume, mass, and area): cuartillo (1⁄24 ferrado), cunca (1⁄12 ferrado), escá (1⁄2 ferrado), fanega (5 ferrados) === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ferrado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ferrado”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferrado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ferrado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferrado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fer‧ra‧do === Adjective === ferrado (feminine ferrada, masculine plural ferrados, feminine plural ferradas) shod, fitted with horseshoes (Brazil, slang) screwed, beset with an difficult or impossible situation ==== Related terms ==== ferreiro === Participle === ferrado (feminine ferrada, masculine plural ferrados, feminine plural ferradas) past participle of ferrar === Further reading === “ferrado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ferrado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Participle === ferrado (feminine ferrada, masculine plural ferrados, feminine plural ferradas) past participle of ferrar