mənˈzänə noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, apple, block of houses, from Old Spanish mazana, maçana apple, from Latin ( mala ) Matiana, from mala apples + Matiana, neuter plural of Matianus of Matius, from C. Matius, 1st century B.C. Roman writer on gastronomy + Latin -anus -an
: any of several units of land area used especially in Central America that average around 1.7 acres