arroba

[ uh-roh-buh; Spanish and Portuguese ahr-raw-bah ]

/ əˈroʊ bə; Spanish and Portuguese ɑrˈrɔ βɑ /

noun, plural ar·ro·bas [uh-roh-buhz; Spanish and Portuguese ahr-raw-bahs]. /əˈroʊ bəz; Spanish and Portuguese ɑrˈrɔ βɑs/.

a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.

a unit of liquid measure of varying value, used especially in Spain and commonly equal (when used for wine) to 4.26 U.S. gallons (16.1 liters).

Origin of arroba

First recorded in 1550–1560; from Spanish, Portuguese, from Arabic al rubʿ “the fourth part, a quarter (of the qintār), from Common Semitic arbaʿ “four”; see quintal

Words nearby arroba

arrive at, arrivederci, arrivism, arrivisme, arriviste, arroba, arrogance, arrogance of power, arrogant, arrogate, arrondissement

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Example sentences from the Web for arroba

These are gathered, and tied up in bundles of about an arroba, or thirty-two pounds' weight.
Oregon and Eldorado|Thomas Bulfinch
These fish are so big that they weigh half an arroba each, and some as much as one arroba.
The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555)|Ulrich Schmidt
Each of these Chinese works one arroba of rough iron into nails daily, and is paid only the said twenty-eight reals per month.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVIII, 1617-1620|Various
Beef is sold at three reals the arroba, or 25 lb.; mutton, for the whole sheep, six reals.
A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres|George Thomas Love

The price in Nauta is two dollars the arroba, and in Europe from forty to sixty dollars.
Oregon and Eldorado|Thomas Bulfinch

British Dictionary definitions for arroba

arroba

/ (əˈrəʊbə) /

noun plural -bas

a unit of weight, approximately equal to 11 kilograms, used in some Spanish-speaking countries

a unit of weight, approximately equal to 15 kilograms, used in some Portuguese-speaking countries

a liquid measure used in some Spanish-speaking countries with different values, but in Spain used as a wine-measure, approximately equal to 16 litres

Word Origin for arroba

C16: from Spanish, from Arabic ar-rub` the quarter (of a quintal)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	arroba
释义	arroba [ uh-roh-buh; Spanish and Portuguese ahr-raw-bah ] / əˈroʊ bə; Spanish and Portuguese ɑrˈrɔ βɑ / noun, plural ar·ro·bas [uh-roh-buhz; Spanish and Portuguese ahr-raw-bahs]. /əˈroʊ bəz; Spanish and Portuguese ɑrˈrɔ βɑs/. a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil. a unit of liquid measure of varying value, used especially in Spain and commonly equal (when used for wine) to 4.26 U.S. gallons (16.1 liters). Origin of arroba First recorded in 1550–1560; from Spanish, Portuguese, from Arabic al rubʿ “the fourth part, a quarter (of the qintār), from Common Semitic arbaʿ “four”; see quintal Words nearby arroba arrive at, arrivederci, arrivism, arrivisme, arriviste, arroba, arrogance, arrogance of power, arrogant, arrogate, arrondissement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arroba These are gathered, and tied up in bundles of about an arroba, or thirty-two pounds' weight. Oregon and Eldorado\|Thomas Bulfinch These fish are so big that they weigh half an arroba each, and some as much as one arroba. The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555)\|Ulrich Schmidt Each of these Chinese works one arroba of rough iron into nails daily, and is paid only the said twenty-eight reals per month. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVIII, 1617-1620\|Various Beef is sold at three reals the arroba, or 25 lb.; mutton, for the whole sheep, six reals. A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres\|George Thomas Love The price in Nauta is two dollars the arroba, and in Europe from forty to sixty dollars. Oregon and Eldorado\|Thomas Bulfinch British Dictionary definitions for arroba arroba / (əˈrəʊbə) / noun plural -bas a unit of weight, approximately equal to 11 kilograms, used in some Spanish-speaking countries a unit of weight, approximately equal to 15 kilograms, used in some Portuguese-speaking countries a liquid measure used in some Spanish-speaking countries with different values, but in Spain used as a wine-measure, approximately equal to 16 litres Word Origin for arroba C16: from Spanish, from Arabic ar-rub` the quarter (of a quintal) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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