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onza

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish onza (ounce, Spanish ounce), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

Noun

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onza (plural onzas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
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Etymology 2

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From Spanish onza, from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (lynx) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, lynx). Doublet of ounce.

Noun

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onza (plural onzas)

  1. (cryptozoology) A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.
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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin uncia (unit, 112 Roman pound). As an English unit, a calque of ounce. Cognate with Spanish onza, Portuguese onça, Catalan unça, French once, Italian oncia, and English ounce and inch.

Noun

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onza f (plural onzas)

  1. English or American ounce, a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g
  2. (historical) onza, Spanish ounce, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 28.76 g

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈonθa/ [ˈõn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈonsa/ [ˈõn.sa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -onθa
  • Rhymes: -onsa
  • Syllabification: on‧za

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin uncia (unit, 112 Roman pound), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (one). As an English unit, a calque of ounce. Cognate with Galician onza, Portuguese onça, Catalan unça, French once, Italian oncia, and English ounce and inch.

Noun

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onza f (plural onzas)

  1. English or American ounce (a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g or 31.1 g)
  2. Clipping of onza líquida, the English or American fluid ounce (a unit of liquid volume equivalent to 28.4 or 29.6 mL)
  3. (historical) onza, Spanish ounce (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 28.76 g)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (lynx) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, lynx). Doublet of lince.

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onza f (plural onzas)

  1. (dated) ounce (any large wild feline)
  2. Synonym of leopardo de las nieves
  3. (Cryptozoology, Mexico) onza (a cryptid feline in Mexican folklore)

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