Definition of "ganta" [ganta]

• In the Philippine Islands, a dry measure containing rather less than three quarts; also, a liquid measure containing rather more than three quarts. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "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."
• "Wine and rice are measured by the ganta, which is equivalent to a quarter of a celemín in our measure."
• "They have coffee, you have sugar, some canned goods, and a ganta of rice, about two kilos of rice."