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Look up: arroba

  1. Arroba
    Arroba was a Spanish unit of weight equal to about 25 lbs. It was also used in South and Central America, where it was equivalent to about 32 lbs.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. arroba
    [n] - a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries 2. [n] - a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Arroba
    Ar·ro'ba noun [ Spanish and Portuguese , from Arabic arrub , ar-rubu , a fourth part.] 1. A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir. 2. A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imperfect gallons, and for oil = 2.78 imperfect gallons.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/124

  4. Arroba
    An `arroba` was a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight, mass or volume. Its symbol is @. The word `arroba` has its origin in Arabic `al rub`, the fourth part (of a quintal). Category:Units of mass Category:Obsolete units of measure
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arroba

  5. Arroba
    • (n.) A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir. • (n.) A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning


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