jovada

Catalan

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʒuˈβa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʒoˈva.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒoˈva.ða]

Noun

jovada f (plural jovades)

1. (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

• “jovada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.