vedro

noun /vəˈdɹəʊ/

1. A Russian liquid measure, equal to approximately 2.7 imperial gallons.

   The native cows are small and ugly animals, and do not give on an average more than 60 vedra of milk a year (1 vedro = 2¾ imp. gallons).

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian ведро́ (vedró, “bucket; vedro”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry vedro (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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