Associations to the word «Arroba»

Wiktionary

ARROBA, noun. An old Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America, approximately 25.36 pounds avoirdupois.
ARROBA, noun. An old Portuguese weight used in Brazil, approximately 32.38 pounds avoirdupois.
ARROBA, noun. An old Spanish liquid measure, approximately 3.54 imperial gallons (for wine) or 2.78 imperial gallons (for oil).

Dictionary definition

ARROBA, noun. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
ARROBA, noun. A liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries.

Wise words

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