Definiciones/Definitions
Ed. Note: The words and/or phrases listed below are
found in the descriptions of the files we have transcribed. These
definitions are for the purposes of our transcribed files only and not meant to be
the only definition of the word.
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Buque
Barco con
cubierta que, por su tamaño, solidez y fuerza, es adecuado
para navegaciones o empresas marítimas de importancia. |
Buque
Covered ship that was adapted
for navigating and used by marine companies. |
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Cuge
Los cuges eran palos fuertes de alrededor de cuatro varas
castellanas de largo, en el que se iban colocando las hojas,
de dos en dos, atándolas por las cabezas con la vena hacia
arriba. No se debía exceder de 150 hojas por cuge, para que
el tabaco no se oprimiera y perdiera su rancio y calidad.
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Cuge
Strong sticks, about 12
feet long, where the tobacco leaves were placed. The leaves
were placed, two by two, tied at the top with the veins
upwards. There should have been no more that 150 leaves per
stick so that the tabacco leaf would not be squeezed or
damaged and its quality compromised.
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Tazmía
Cálculo
aproximado de una cosecha. |
Tazmía
An estimate of a crop's
harvest. |
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Padrón
Nómina
de los vecinos o moradores de un pueblo. |
Padrón
A counting of the neighbors
or inhabitants of a town. |
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Hato
Conjunto
de ganado mayor o menor. |
Hato
A group or collection of large
or small livestock. |
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Corral
Solar que se utiliza como huerto o para la cría
de animales. |
Corral
A plot of land that is
utilized as an orchard or for raising young animals. |
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Vega
Terreno sembrado de tabaco |
Vega
Land used for the
production of tobacco. |
** La vara era una
unidad de longitud española antigua que equivalía a 33 pulgadas.
Según la longitud de la pulgada (en cada región podía tener un valor
diferente) la vara podía medir entre 75 y 92 centímetros. La vara
castellana, la más extendida, medía 83,59 cm, y estaba dividida en
dos codos o en cuatro palmos. En tiempos modernos le asignamos una
medida de 3 pies a cada vara.
## The "vara" was an old
Spanish unit of length that was equivalent to 33 inches. According
to the length of the inch (in each region it could have had a
different value) the "vara" could measure between 75 and 92
centimeters. The "vara castellana", the most extended, measured
83.59 cm, and was divided into four handspans.
In modern times,
the "vara castellana" is usually assigned the measurement of
3 feet.
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