onzas
/onθas/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for "ounces" is onzas.
onzas is used to refer to units of weight or liquid volume. This term is the most common and widely recognized way to express ounces in Spanish.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is onza, while the plural form is onzas. If you need to specify fluid ounces, you should use the phrase onzas líquidas.
How do you pronounce it?
/onθas/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American markets, the word onza is used as a colloquial term for a specific small weight of cheese or cured meats, even if the exact weight is not a technical ounce.
- In historical Spanish pharmacy records, an onza was often divided into eight drams, a system of measurement that predates the modern metric system used in Spanish hospitals today.
- Although the metric system is official, some older traditional recipes in Mexico still use onzas because they were adapted from older colonial scales that mixed European systems.
Examples in context
- Un estudio dirigido por el profesor Ermias Kebreab de la Universidad de California-Davis descubrió que añadiendo unas pocas onzas de algas marinas en la dieta del ganado vacuno podría reducir sus emisiones de metano en más del 82%.A study led by Professor Ermias Kebreab from the University of California-Davis discovered that introducing a few ounces of seaweed into beef cattle diets could reduce their methane emissions by over 82%.This sentence shows how to use onzas when referring to a small amount of an ingredient.Tatoeba #10244330 by Seael, translation #10244322 by Hybrid
- El líquido debe ser medido en onzas.The liquid should be measured in ounces.
- Necesito medio kilo de carne, que son aproximadamente 17.6 onzas.I need half a kilo of meat, which is approximately 17.6 ounces.
- Necesito exactamente ocho onzas de mantequilla.I need exactly eight ounces of butter.
- Esa joya pesa apenas dos onzas.That jewel weighs barely two ounces.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are in a kitchen following a recipe.
- Elena¿Cuántas onzas de chocolate dice la receta?How many ounces of chocolate does the recipe say?
- JavierDice que necesitamos diez onzas.It says we need ten ounces.
- ElenaPerfecto, ya las tengo listas.Perfect, I already have them ready.
- JavierMuy bien, empecemos a cocinar.Very well, let's start cooking.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
