Added 10 October 2026
onza
noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about onza at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.
noun
- A cryptid in Mexican folklore said to be similar to a cougar or jaguarundi but especially aggressive.
Origin
From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
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