Arroba

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arroba \Ar*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. and Pg., from Ar. arrub, ar-rubu, a
     fourth part.]
     1. 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]


  
     2. A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and
        for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arroba
       n 1: a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries
       2: a liquid measure (with different values) used in some
          Spanish speaking countries