A unit of land measurement used historically in Spanish-speaking regions, or a Spanish word meaning 'rope' or 'string'.
From Latin 'corda' meaning rope. The measurement unit derived from the idea of measuring land with a rope of fixed length, a common ancient practice.
Before modern surveying tools existed, land was literally measured by stretching ropes—a 'cuerda' in Puerto Rico was traditionally the length of a rope you could stretch, making it a surprisingly practical way to divide farmland fairly among families.
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