vara

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noun

  1. in Spain and Spanish America, an old unit of linear measure, varying from about 31 to 33 inches
  2. an old Texas unit of linear measure equal to 33.33 inches (84.67 centimeters)
  3. a unit of area, the square vara

Origin: Sp & Port, lit., rod, stick < L, forked pole < varus, bent: see vacillate

See vara in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin-American unit of linear measure varying from about 81 to 109 centimeters (32 to 43 inches).
  2. A square vara.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: and Portuguese, rod

Origin: , both from Latin vāra, forked pole

Origin: , from vārus, bent

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