Arroba Definition

ə-rōbə
noun
A unit of weight formerly used in Spanish-speaking countries, equal to about 11.3 kilograms (25 pounds).
American Heritage
A unit of weight used in Spanish-speaking countries, equal to 25.36 pounds (11.5 kg)
Webster's New World
A unit of weight formerly used in Portuguese-speaking countries, equal to about 14.4 kilograms (32 pounds).
American Heritage
A unit of weight used in Portugal and Brazil, equal to 32.38 pounds (14.7 kg)
Webster's New World
A liquid measure formerly used in Spanish-speaking countries, having varying value but equal to about 16.2 liters (17 quarts) when used to measure wine.
American Heritage

Origin of Arroba

  • Spanish Portuguese both from Arabic ar-rub‘ the quarter (of a quintal) al- the rub‘ quarter rbʕ in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Spanish, from Arabic, meaning "a quarter, a fourth part".

    From Wiktionary

Arroba Sentence Examples

  • Farm produce is generally sold by the arroba or fanega; the var y is used in lineal measurement, and the cuadra is used by country people in land measurement.

  • In the interior and in all domestic transactions the old Spanish weights and measures are still used - including the Spanish libra of 1.102 lb avoirdupois, the arroba of 25 libras (122 kilogrammes), the quintal of Too libras (50 kilog.), the carga of 250 libras (125 kilogs.), the vara of 80 centimetres, and the fanega.

  • Certain older standards remain in common use, notably the quintal (of 101.4 lb avoirdupois), the libra (1.014 lb as-oirclupois), the arroba (31/2 imperial galluns for wine, 23/4 imperial gallons for oil), the fanega (11/2 imperial bushels).

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Words Starting With

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