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Meaning of cántara | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
ˈkanta̝ɾa̝

Definitions

  1. earthenware jug, jar or pitcher
    feminine
  2. a unit of liquid measure equivalent to some 16 l or, historically, to 8 or 16 azumbres
    feminine

Examples

“c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 341”

The rain that was falling over them was so strong and so thick that it seemed as if they were throwing it over them with jugs

“j. carrega de uio mole aa dorna de .V. cantaras a carrega τ a cãtara de XVj. açõbres”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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