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Arroba

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Noun

1. arroba

a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries

2. arroba

a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Arroba

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noun plural -bas
1. 
a unit of weight, approximately equal to 11 kilograms, used in some Spanish-speaking countries
2. 
a unit of weight, approximately equal to 15 kilograms, used in some Portuguese-speaking countries
3. 
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

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Arroba

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noun Obsolete
1. 
a unit of weight used in Spanish-speaking countries, equal to 25.36 pounds (11.5 kg)
2. 
a unit of weight used in Portugal and Brazil, equal to 32.38 pounds (14.7 kg)
3. 
a unit of liquid measure used in Spanish-speaking countries, varying from 13 quarts (for oil) to 17 quarts (for wine) (12 to 16 liters)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Arroba

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n.
1. A unit of weight formerly used in Spanish-speaking countries, equal to about 11.3 kilograms (25 pounds).
2. A unit of weight formerly used in Portuguese-speaking countries, equal to about 14.4 kilograms (32 pounds).
3. A liquid measure formerly used in Spanish-speaking countries, having varying value but equal to about 16.2 liters (17 quarts) when used to measure wine.

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