cahíz
Spanish, noun/kaˈiθ/
cahíz is spelled C-A-H-Í-Z (5 letters). Cahíz is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cahiz (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 liters)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Medida de capacidad para áridos, de distinta cabida según las regiones. La de Castilla tiene 12 fanegas y…”.
What does cahíz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecahiz (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 liters)
- 2
masculinecahiz (a traditional unit of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Medida de capacidad para áridos, de distinta cabida según las regiones. La de Castilla tiene 12 fanegas y equivale a 666 litros. 2. Medida de peso, usada en la provincia de Madrid para el yeso, equivalente a 15 quintales, o sea 690 kilogramos. 3. Variante de cahizada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cahíz
- cahíces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cahíz?
- /kaˈiθ/
- [kaˈiθ]
- /kaˈis/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.