onza

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g. historical
  2. A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.

词形变化

onzas plural onzas plural

词源

词源 1
From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
词源 2
From Spanish onza, from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of lynx and ounce.
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