arroba
a symbol (@) that is used to link a username to a domain name, used at the beginning of Twitter handles, and in other identifying designations on the internet in Spanish-speaking countries.
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
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How to use arroba in a sentence
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 thread of the same cotton with which they are sewed costs twenty reals per arroba.
These are gathered, and tied up in bundles of about an arroba, or thirty-two pounds' weight.
Oregon and Eldorado | Thomas BulfinchThe arroba is a Spanish weight, equal to twenty-five pounds of sixteen ounces each.
The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555) | Ulrich SchmidtThese 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
British Dictionary definitions for arroba
/ (əˈrəʊbə) /
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
Origin of arroba
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