English Explanatory Dictionary

vara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm.
  2. A traditional Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 1.1 m.
  3. A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 0.7 m².
name
  1. Acronym of Visual Artists Rights Act.
noun
  1. Acronym of volume at risk approach.
name
  1. A surname from Spanish.

Word forms

vara varas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese vara (“rod”), from Latin vāra (“fork”).

Synonyms

Spanish rod Spanish ell Spanish yard rod ell yard Portuguese rod Portuguese ell Portuguese yard

Related words

coxa vara tibia vara
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