n. Any of various units of dry capacity, mass and land area used in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world; originally a unit of dry capacity used for grain.
n. A former unit of area, the amount of land that would be sown with a fanega of seed.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1� to 2� bushels; also, a measure of land.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A Spanish and Spanish-American dry measure containing about 11/2 United States bushels.
n. A Spanish and Spanish-American land-measure containing about 13/5 acres.
Word Usage
"Of grain, wheat pays an export duty of three-fourths of a dollar per fanega, or about a quintal."