# onza
## English
### Etymology 1

From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

#### Noun

onza (plural onzas)
* (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.

##### Synonyms

* Spanish ounce, ounce (Spanish contexts)

##### Coordinate terms

* grano ($^1$⁄$_{576}$ onza), tomin ($^1$⁄$_{48}$ onza), escrupulo ($^1$⁄$_{24}$ onza), adarme ($^1$⁄$_{16}$ onza), ochava ($^1$⁄$_8$ onza), castellano ($^1$⁄$_6$ onza), cuarteron (4 onzas), marco (8 onzas), libra (16 onzas)

### Etymology 2

From Spanish onza, from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of ounce.

#### Noun

onza (plural onzas)
* (cryptozoology) A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.

##### Synonyms

* ounce

### Anagrams

* -zoan, Azon, Zona, zona

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin uncia (“unit, $^1$⁄$_{12}$ Roman pound”). As an English unit, a calque of ounce. Cognate with Spanish onza, Portuguese onça, Catalan unça, French once, Italian oncia, and English ounce and inch.

### Noun

onza f (plural onzas)
* English or American ounce, a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g
* (historical) onza, Spanish ounce, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 28.76 g

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˈonθa/ [ˈõn̟.θa]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈonsa/ [ˈõn.sa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -onθa
* Rhymes: -onsa
* Syllabification: on‧za

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin uncia (“unit, $^1$⁄$_{12}$ Roman pound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). As an English unit, a calque of ounce. Cognate with Galician onza, Portuguese onça, Catalan unça, French once, Italian oncia, and English ounce and inch.

#### Noun

onza f (plural onzas)
* English or American ounce (a unit of mass equivalent to 28.35 g or 31.1 g)
* Clipping of onza líquida, the English or American fluid ounce (a unit of liquid volume equivalent to 28.4 or 29.6 mL)
* (historical) onza, Spanish ounce (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 28.76 g)

##### Coordinate terms

* (English unit of mass): grano ($^2$⁄$_{875}$ or $^1$⁄$_{480}$ onza), libra (16 onzas)
* (English unit of liquid volume): gill (4 or 5 onzas), pinta (16 or 20 onzas), cuarto (32 or 40 onzas), galón (128 or 160 onzas), barril (4,032 onzas)
* (Spanish unit of mass): grano ($^1$⁄$_{576}$ onza), tomín ($^1$⁄$_{48}$ onza), escrúpulo ($^1$⁄$_{24}$ onza), adarme ($^1$⁄$_{16}$ onza), ochava ($^1$⁄$_8$ onza), castellano ($^1$⁄$_6$ onza), cuarterón (4 onzas), marco (8 onzas), libra (16 onzas)

##### Derived terms

* onza líquida
* onza troy

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”) by false division assuming the l was an article, from Italian lonza, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of lince.

#### Noun

onza f (plural onzas)
* (dated) ounce (any large wild feline)
* Synonym of leopardo de las nieves
* (Cryptozoology, Mexico) onza (a cryptid feline in Mexican folklore)

### Further reading

* “onza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10