ochava

From Spanish ochava (“⅛ Spanish ounce”), from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Doublet of octave, octavo, and oitava.

ochava (plural ochavas)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 3.6 g.

• eighth (historical Spanish mass contexts)

• (unit of mass): grano (1/72 ochava), tomin (⅙ ochava), escrupulo (⅓ ochava), adarme (½ ochava), castellano (1⅓ ochavas), onza (8 ochavas)

From Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Equivalent to ocho +‎ -ava. In reference to weeklong celebrations, from the prevalence of inclusive counting in Latin. Doublet of ochavo. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese oitava and Catalan octava.

• IPA^(key): /oˈt͡ʃaba/ [oˈt͡ʃa.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: o‧cha‧va

ochava f (plural ochavas)

1. eighth, one-eighth, one of eight equal parts of any amount or thing
2. (historical) ochava, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 3.6 g
3. Synonym of chaflán, chamfer, an area added or removed from a wall or piece of furniture to break up corners, a diagonal sidewalk acting as a chamfer at street corners
4. Alternative form of ochavo, octave, a weeklong saint's festival or local party
5. octave, the last of the seven days of the festival

• (unit of mass): grano (1/72 ochava), tomín (⅙ ochava), escrúpulo (⅓ ochava), adarme (½ ochava), castellano (1⅓ ochavas), onza (8 ochavas)

ochava f sg

1. feminine singular of ochavo

• “ochava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

• “ochavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014