1) Brazilian weight 2) Old Spanish weight 3) Spanish weight 4) Unit of mass 5) Weight 6) Weight unit
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The word arroba has its origin in Arabic ar-rubʿ (الربع), the fourth part (of a quintal), the term defined the load that a donkey or mule could carry. Arroba was a Portuguese and Spanish customary unit of weight, mass or volume. Its symbol is @. In weight it was equal to 32 pounds (14.7 kg) in Portugal and 25 pounds (11.5 kg) in Spain. The u...
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• (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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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
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Spanish name for a unit of measurement; see under Cántara and Carretada.
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a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil. · a unit of liquid measure of varying value, used esp. in Spain and commonly equal (when used for wine) to 4.26 U.S. gallons (16.1 liters).
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