English Explanatory Dictionary

arroba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.
  2. A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 14.7 kilograms.
  3. A traditional Spanish unit of liquid measure, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 15 liters.

Word forms

arroba arrobas

Etymology

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.

Translations

Portuguese: arroba Russian: арро́ба Spanish: arroba
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