arroba
noun
ar·ro·ba ə-ˈrō-bə 
1
: an old Spanish unit of weight equal to about 25 pounds
2
: an old Portuguese unit of weight equal to about 32 pounds
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Spanish, borrowed from Arabic al rubʽ "the quarter" (the unit being a quarter of a Spanish quintal), from al "the" + rubʽ "quarter," derivative of a root r-b-ʽ, whence also arbaʽa "four"
First Known Use
1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- ie-nick-nack
- ie-niev
- IED
- IEEE
- iel
- IEP
- Ieper
- ier
- ier's-brush
- ieroe
- iest
- ieyasu
- if
- if (at all) possible
- if (the) worse comes to (the) worst
- if (the) worst comes to (the) worst
- if all else fails
- if anything
- if at all possible
- if he is day
- if he/she is day
- if i may say so
- if I may say so
- if I may/might say so
- if i might say so