carucate
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
Etymology
Derived from Latin carūcāta, carucata, carūca, caruca (chariot, coach, carruca).
Origin
Latin
carūca, caruca
Gloss
chariot, coach, carruca
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- carrūca Latin
- carūca, caruca Latin
- carūcāta, carucata Latin
- charrue French
- charrua Portuguese