ganta

He went to the chief's house and asked for a ganta, which is a measure holding about three quarts and used for measuring rice.

Philippine Folk-Tales Fletcher Gardner

Wine and rice are measured by the ganta, which is equivalent to a quarter of a celemín in our measure.

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They have coffee, you have sugar, some canned goods, and a ganta of rice, about two kilos of rice.

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Don Toribio at once lent the ganta-measure to the monkey, who thanked him and hurried home.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

The king was filled with curiosity; and he said, "I'll let you borrow the ganta, monkey, but you must tell me first who is this Juan whom you call your master."

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

As he was walking towards Juan's farm, the monkey noticed the four pieces of gold sticking to the corners of the ganta.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

Before giving the measure to the monkey, the king went to his room and stuck four pieces of gold on the four corners of the ganta.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

After telling his master what he had done, the monkey went to the king's palace, and said, "Sir, my master, Juan, wants to borrow your ganta, for he desires to measure his money."

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

Juan Tapon (f), when three years old, "used to eat daily half a ganta of rice and a pound of meat, besides fish and vegetables;" the quantity of food he required increased steadily until, when he was fourteen, his parents could no longer support him.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

When the monkey handed the ganta back to Don Toribio, the man said,

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler