onza

(Engels)

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

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: uncia

Verwante met Spaans: onza

Verwante met Portugees: onça

Verwante met Katalaans: unça

Verwante met Frans: once

Verwante met Italiaans: oncia

Verwante met Engels: ounce

In summary

From Latin uncia (“unit, ¹⁄₁₂ 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.