Definition of "onza" [onza]

• The ounce of Spain and Spanish America, the sixteenth part of the libra, or a little more than the avoirdupois ounce. (noun)
• A Mexican gold coin, equal to 8 scudos or 16 pesos. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "O salve reina Maria Lionza Or save queen Maria Lionza por Venezuela va con su onza y cuidando está Venezuela takes her to Oz and is caring y va velando a su tierra entera desde el Guajiro hasta Cumaná and will ensure your whole earth from the Guajiro to Cumaná"
• "Estos pesticidas an son venenosos porque una cantidad pequea como de una onza a una pinta puede matar a un adulto."
• "With a low cry of surprise, Juan gazed at the glittering coins; then, with feverish fingers, he took up a handful and examined them carefully, for he had never seen the Spanish onza, and did not know its value."