onza

Senso (Inglese)

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

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da latino: uncia

Affine spagnolo: onza

Affine portoghese: onça

Affine catalano: unça

Affine francese: once

Affine italiano: oncia

Affine inglese: 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.