onza

English

Etymology

Spanish

Noun

onza (plural onzas)

  1. A cryptid, said to be a feline similar to a cougar.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈon.θa/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /ˈon.sa/

Etymology 1

From Latin uncia (“one-twelfth part”) (compare French once, Italian oncia, Portuguese onça), from ūnus (“one”).

Noun

onza f (plural onzas)

  1. Ounce.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French once, from Old French once, originally lonce, ultimately based on Latin lynx, lyncis.

Noun

onza f (plural onzas)

  1. Ounce; snow leopard.
Synonyms
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