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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARROBA

From Spanish, from Arabic ar-rub` the quarter (of a quintal).
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARROBA

arroba  [əˈrəʊbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARROBA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arroba is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARROBA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arroba

The word arroba has its origin in Arabic ar-rubʿ, the fourth part, the term defined the load that a donkey or mule could carry. Arroba was a Portuguese and Spanish customary unit of weight, mass or volume. Its symbol is @. In weight it was equal to 32 pounds in Portugal and 25 pounds in Spain. The unit is still used in Portugal by cork merchants, and in Brazil by cattle traders. The modern metric arroba used in these country life activities is defined as 15 kilograms. In Peru the arroba is equivalent to 11.5 kilograms. In Bolivia nationally it is equivalent to 30.46 litres. However locally there are many different values, ranging from 11.5 litres in Inquisivi to 16 litres in Baures.

Definition of arroba in the English dictionary

The first definition of arroba in the dictionary is a unit of weight, approximately equal to 11 kilograms, used in some Spanish-speaking countries. Other definition of arroba is a unit of weight, approximately equal to 15 kilograms, used in some Portuguese-speaking countries. Arroba is also 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARROBA


algaroba
ˌælɡəˈrəʊbə
algarroba
ˌælɡəˈrəʊbə
araroba
ˌærəˈrəʊbə
aroba
əˈrəʊbə
boba
ˈbəʊbə
disrober
dɪsˈrəʊbə
jojoba
həʊˈhəʊbə
lobar
ˈləʊbə
Manitoba
ˌmænɪˈtəʊbə
October
ɒkˈtəʊbə
prober
ˈprəʊbə
sober
ˈsəʊbə
unilobar
ˌjuːnɪˈləʊbə
unsober
ʌnˈsəʊbə
wardrober
ˈwɔːdrəʊbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARROBA

arriviste
arrogance
arrogancy
arrogant
arrogantly
arrogate
arrogation
arrogative
arrogator
arrondissement
arrow
arrowed
arrowgrass
arrowhead
arrowless
arrowlike
arrowroot
arrows
arrowwood
arrowworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARROBA

aba
Abba
Alba
ameba
araba
Aruba
ba
baba
cba
Cuba
Curitiba
dagoba
Elba
Lake Manitoba
oba
Saba
samba
scuba
tuba
Zumba

Synonyms and antonyms of arroba in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «arroba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARROBA

Find out the translation of arroba to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arroba from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arroba» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿罗瓦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arroba
570 millions of speakers

English

arroba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

arroba
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

arroba
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

арроба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arroba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

arroba
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arroba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arroba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

arroba
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

arroba
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Arroba입니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arroba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Arroba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

arroba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अरेरो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arroba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arroba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Arroba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

арроба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arroba
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

arroba
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arroba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arroba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Arroba
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arroba

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARROBA»

The term «arroba» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARROBA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «arroba» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «arroba» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arroba

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARROBA»

Discover the use of arroba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arroba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Energizing the Workplace: A Strategic Response to Stress
This book offers a totally new approach to the management of stress in organizations.
Kim James, Tanya Arroba, 1999
2
United States Congressional serial set
400 per arroba. 0, 140 per pound. 0. 140 per pound. 0. 270 per pound. 0. 270 per pound. 0. 140 per pound. Free. 0. 600 per quintal 0. 100 per pound. 1. 750 per arroba. 0. 023J per pound. 0. 140 per pound. 0. 100 per pound. 0. 150 per arroba  ...
3
Commercial relations of the United States with foreign countries
The arroba is 32 pounds. Nuts, though for uniformity they are above reduced to arrobas of 32 pounds, are sold per alquiere, weighing from 80 to 90 pounds, and measuring about a bushel. Beport of yearly exportation of rubber from Para from  ...
United States. Dept. of State, United States. Bureau of Foreign Commerce, 1871
4
Propriety and Permissiveness in Bourbon Mexico
From 1767 to 1776: 1 real, 1 grano, 1/6 grano per arroba or 13.16 granos per arroba. In 1777: 1 real, 4 granos per arroba or 16 granos per arroba. From 1778 to 1779: 1 real, 5 granos per arroba or 17 granos per arroba. From 1780 to 1783: 1 ...
Juan Pedro Viqueira Alban, 1999
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Indians, Merchants, and Markets: A Reinterpretation of the ...
Tax description Amount 6.25 pesos per arroba 3.0% at 90 pesos per arroba 1.0% at 90 pesos per arroba 1 peso, 7 reales per arroba 2 pesos per 7.5 arrobas 8.0% at 90 pesos per arroba 1.5% at 90 pesos per arroba 0.1% at 90 pesos per ...
Jeremy Baskes
6
An Exposition of the Commerce of Spanish America, with Some ...
RECIPROCAL REDUCTION OF THE SPANISH ARROBA WIRE MEASURE AND THE ENGLISH ALE GALLON. Wine arroba of 984.56 Eng. ale galls Eng. cub. inches. 1 equal to 3.49 10 34.9 100 349. \Eng. ale gall. o/282 cubic inches. 1 equal ...
Manuel Torres, 1816
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Annual Report on the Commercial Relations Between the United ...
1853. ISM. 1855. 1856. 1857. To United States Arroba. 52, 848 30,4*5 4,269 4,573 Arroba. 49, 251 45, 573 9,330 9, 750 Arroba. 94, 201 3d, 243 3,446 2,213 A rroba. 104, 184 55, 4J4 4,548 2,063 Arroba. 83, 067 56, 732 4, 7*2 6,067 Arroba.
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The Merchant, Ship-Owner, and Ship-Master's Custom and ...
0 Almonds without the shell, thearrobo ........ ..... Cocoa, Guayaquil, the arroba other sorts, the arroba Capers, the arrobo . . . . . . . . Cinnamon, the lb. . I. .. . . . Clnves,thelb. . . . . ........ Nntmegs, the lb. . . . . . . . . . - Nuts, the armba . Olives, the arroha.
Charles Pope, 1831
9
Report on the Commercial Relations of the United States with ...
100 100 200 200 200 144) 400 200 120 250 120 per arroba. per arroba. per arroba. per arroba. per alinude. per arroba. per arroba. per arroba. per arroba. per arroba. per arroba. Table showing the tares allowed at the custom-houses of  ...
United States. Dept. of State, 1842
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The Present state of Colombia: containing an account of the ...
arroba (25 lbs.) ; red wines, in bottle, five reals the dozen ; in any other vessels, six reals the arroba ; sweet wines, in bottle, twelve reals the dozen ; in any other vessel, ten reals the arroba ; dry wines, in bottle, ten reals the dozen ; in any other  ...
Officer late in the Colombian service, 1827

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARROBA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arroba is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chicken Beats Beef as an Emerging-Market Protein, JBS Says
In Brazil, the top exporting country, meatpackers are paying farmers a near-record 149.34 reais ($49.30) an arroba (32 pounds), up 22 percent ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
2
The Student Hotel Acquires Two Student Residence Properties in …
Known as the 22@ (vint-i-dos arroba) district, the area is the current innovation district of Barcelona, developed in the formerly industrial area of ... «Multi-Housing News, Apr 15»
3
¿Qué significa y de dónde proviene el símbolo '@'?
¿Por qué en todas las direcciones de correo electrónico aparece el símbolo de la arroba (@) y no otro? En nuestras direcciones de e-mail ... «Economíahoy.mx, Apr 15»
4
Fondos de pensiones
Si te interesa éste camino, yo te contacto con multinacional que nos da las herramientas. Más informacion en sociospro arroba gmail.com. Califíca: 0 0. «ElTiempo.com, Apr 15»
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4 Ways Travel Enhances Your Personal Brand and Informs Your …
The Norwegian call it kroellalfa, meaning curled a, and in Brazil it is called arroba, which is also a measure of weight. Fascinating topic. «Pulse, Apr 15»
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Two Years of the Autodefensas Movement in Michoacán, Mexico …
Author: Valentina Valle Baroz is an independent journalist based in México. You can contact her at valentinavallebaroz(arroba)gmail.com. «Upside Down World, Mar 15»
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World: Lesbian tennis player; restroom situation; IKEA website
Ruben Condori Cusi, a congressman for the right-wing Nationalist Party, made the comments to Arroba Radio saying that Hitler wasn't wrong ... «Windy City Times, Mar 15»
8
Peru congressman inspired by Hitler to block gay civil unions
Ruben Condori Cusi, a congressman for the right-wing Nationalist Party, made the comments to Arroba Radio saying that Hitler wasn't wrong ... «Gay Star News, Mar 15»
9
Peru congressman cites Hitler on anti-gay union vote
"Homosexuality is more or less a kind of misconduct," he told Arroba Radio. "Washing, ironing, cooking, those are gender-exclusive activities.". «GlobalPost, Mar 15»
10
“It's Our Turn Now”: Colombia's Agricultural Movement Is The …
We ended up getting the Santos government to approve a grant for coffee farmers: two thousand pesos per arroba of coffee produced, which ... «NACLA, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Arroba [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/arroba>. May 2024 ».
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