Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
Peru
Accuracy and Commitment
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Peruvian, Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 5 more.
oz/w
Garlic cloves LBS 1
Water GALLON 3.5
Salt OZ/W 16.5
Sé que "oz" significa "onza", pero no sé qué es con la "W" agregada.
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Charles Davis
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Aug 21, 2015 11:23: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
onzas (peso)
En una receta británica, no se pondría nunca esta W, porque nadie entendería que pudiera referirse a una medida de volumen. Pero lo estadounidenses, por una parte, utilizan habitualmente "ounce", a secas, para referirirse también a "fluid ounce" (por ejemplo, "10 ounces of bourbon", que son 10 onzas líquidas), y por otra, están muy acostumbrados a medir los ingredientes por volumen, en vez de por peso, incluso para cosas como harina o sal. No es inaudita medir ingredientes secos, como estos, en onzas líquidas. Así pues, ponen una W o una V para que nadie se equivoque.
En las recetas (estadounidenses) en esta página, vemos cómo ponen W o V después de "oz" por esta razón:
"• 8 oz. (W) butter, salted
[...]
• 2oz. (V) cream, heavy whipping
• 2oz. (V) Alfredeaux Sauce, prep
[...]
• 3 Each Pork Medallions, 3 oz. (W)"
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Mardi-Gras-Recip...
Las consecuencias de una confusión sobre el tipo de onzas podrían ser desastrosas. 16,5 oz (W) son 468 g (467,77), mientras que 16,5 oz (V) son 292 g.
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maría bergós
: Excelente explicación, as usual.
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Thanks very much, María :) Saludos
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lugoben
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Gracias y saludos, lugoben :)
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Aitziber Solano Iriarte
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Gracias y saludos, Aitziber :)
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nahuelhuapi
: ¡Saludos!
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Gracias y saludos, nahuelhuapi :)
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JohnMcDove
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Gracias y saludos, John ;)
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