arroba

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ar=ro=ba

CIDE DICTIONARY

arroba, n. [Sp. and Pg., from Ar. arrub, ar-rubu, a fourth part.].

•  A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir.  [1913 Webster]
•  A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.  [1913 Webster]

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arroba

Gravity

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