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noun
A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 14.7 kilograms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A traditional Spanish unit of liquid measure, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 15 liters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: liquid unit, liquid measure
noun
a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: weight unit, weight
History
From Spanish and Portuguese arroba, from Old Spanish arroua and Old Galician-Portuguese arrova, from Andalusian Arabic and Arabic اَلرُّبْع (ar-rubʕ, “one-fourth”) in reference to its making up one fourth of a quintal.
Across languages
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