jovada
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From jova (“team of oxen”) + -ada, because it was equivalent to the amount of land which could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a single day.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jovada f (plural jovades)
- (historical) a juger; a measure of area for farmland of variable value, equal to 11.36 hectares in Mallorca, 2.99 hectares in Valencia, and between 0.25 ha i 0.3 hectares in Catalonia
Further reading[edit]
- “jovada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.