arroba
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arroba
Where it comes from
From Spanish and Portuguese arroba, from Old Spanish arroua and Old Galician-Portuguese arrova, from Andalusian Arabic and Arabic اَلرُّبْع (ar-rubʕ, “one-fourth”) in reference to its making up one fourth of a quintal.
noun arrobas
- A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.
- A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 14.7 kilograms.
- A traditional Spanish unit of liquid measure, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 15 liters.
Translations
Talk about this word "arroba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arroba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arroba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arroba "arroba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arroba.Cite this
@misc{arroba_2026,
title = {arroba},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arroba},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
