This is the 5379th most frequent Spanish word.
medianas
"Medianas" means "medium" or "average" in English.
Here, 'medianas' is used as an adjective to describe companies of intermediate size, neither small nor large.
Las empresas medianas suelen tener entre 50 y 250 empleados.
Medium-sized companies often have between 50 and 250 employees.
In this sentence, 'medianas' serves as a figurative adjective relating to the moderate duration of the hours, implying they are of standard length.
El tiempo que tardaremos será de unas dos horas medianas.
The time it will take us will be around two medium hours.
In this example, 'medianas' is an adjective that describes the size of the potatoes, indicating that they are of average size.