cafís
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz).
Pronunciation
Noun
cafís m (plural cafissos)
- (historical) qafiz (dry measure formerly used in the Catalan Countries and equivalent to anywhere from 200 to 400 liters depending on region)
Derived terms
- cafissada
Further reading
- “cafís”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “cafís” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.