vara
vara definition
☆ vara (vä′rä)
noun
- in Spain and Spanish America, an old unit of linear measure, varying from about 31 to 33 inches
- an old Texas unit of linear measure equal to 33.33 inches (84.67 centimeters)
- a unit of area, the square vara
Etymology: Sp & Port, lit., rod, stick < L, forked pole < varus, bent: see vacillate
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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