Cuerda
Cuerda
Various units of measurement in Spanish-speaking regions
The term "cuerda" (Spanish for rope) refers to a unit of measurement in some Spanish-speaking regions, including Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Cuba, Spain, and Paraguay. In Puerto Rico, the term cuerda (and "Spanish acre"[1]) refers to the unit of area measurement.[2] In Guatemala, cuerda is both a unit of length measurement as well as of area measurement.[1] As a unit of area measurement, the Guatemalan cuerda can have various meanings.[1][3] In Cuba, cuerda refers to a unit of volume measurement;[1] in Spain[lower-alpha 1] and Paraguay, it refers to a unit of distance (length).[2]