huacal

1

In Venezuela globe icon, ? – 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of volume used for vegetables, varying in value from 20 to 50 kilograms.¹

Some specifics, from source 2.

Mass in kilograms Commodities
50 potatoes, tomatoes, pepinos, carrots
46 celery
20 pimentos
20-50 flower bulbs
X A map showing the location of Venezuela.

Where is Venezuela?

1. United Nations, 1966.

2. Technical Conversion Factors…, 1972, pages 344 and 345.

2

In Mexico, a pre-metric unit of mass or count, varying by commodity:

1. Franciso J. Santamaria.
Diccionario de Mejicanismos. 4th ed.
Mejico: Editorial Porrua, 1983.

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