manzana

== English == === Noun === manzana (plural manzanas) A unit of area used in Argentina and many Central American countries, originally defined as 10,000 square varas. == Aragonese == === Alternative forms === mazana === Etymology === Compare Spanish manzana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manˈθana/ Syllabification: man‧za‧na Rhymes: -ana === Noun === manzana f (plural manzanas) apple Synonym: poma (Benasquese) === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “manzana”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Spanish manzana. === Noun === manzana apple. == Spanish == === Etymology === From earlier mazana, from Vulgar Latin *mattiāna, ellipsis of māla mattiāna, plural of Latin mālum mattiānum (literally “apple of Matius”), referring to a kind of apple. Gaius Matius, a friend of Julius Caesar and Cicero, was a Roman horticulturist and author of cookbooks. Cognate with Portuguese maçã, dialectal Catalan maçana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manˈθana/ [mãn̟ˈθa.na] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /manˈsana/ [mãnˈsa.na] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: man‧za‧na === Noun === manzana f (plural manzanas) apple Synonym: (rare) poma (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bolivia) an area corresponding to 10,000 varas, equivalent to c. 6987 m² city block Synonym: (Americas) cuadra dar la vuelta a la manzana ― to go around the block ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “manzana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “manzana”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish manzana. === Noun === manzana apple === References === Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006), Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 20