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Etymology of cunca

From Galician cunca (“bowl, ¹⁄₆₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese cunca, from Latin concha (“mussel, vessel”), from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “shell, mussel”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1–1.5 L depending on the substance measured. · A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a cunca of seed, varying from 5–60 m² in different parts of Galicia.

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From Galician cunca (“bowl, ¹⁄₆₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese cunca, from Latin concha (“mussel, vessel”), from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “shell, mussel”).

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  • Borrowed-form mentioncuncagl
  • Derivation mentioncuncaroa-opt
  • Derivation mentionconchala
  • Derivation mentionκόγχηgrc · shell, mussel
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