Cahiz

/kəˈhiːz/ noun

An ancient unit of measurement used in Muslim and Spanish contexts for measuring grain or dry goods, equivalent to roughly 40-60 liters.

From Arabic 'qafiz,' a traditional unit of dry measure used throughout the Islamic world and later adopted in medieval Spain during the period of cultural exchange.

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