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Arroba

noun
1.
A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
2.
A liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries.





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... work, to smoke cigarettes, the same grace after the breakfast hour, two hours for a siesta in the middle of the day, another interval for a bout of smoking in the afternoon, and finally that each should be entitled to an arroba (more than three and a half gallons English) of wine per acre at the end of the season. They go on the same basis as some trades' unions we are acquainted with—reduction of hours of labour and increase of wages. "Will ...
— Romantic Spain - A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) • John Augustus O'Shea


Words linked to "Arroba" :   weight, weight unit, liquid unit, liquid measure


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