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va•ra
(vär′ə; Sp. bä′rä;
Port. vä′rə),USA pronunciation n., pl. va•ras
Port. vä′rə),USA pronunciation n., pl. va•ras
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(vär′əz; Sp. bä′räs;
- Weights and Measures, Foreign Termsa unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 in. (81 cm) to about 43 in. (109 cm).
- Foreign Terms, Weights and Measuresthe square vara, used as a unit of area.
Port. vä′rəsh).USA pronunciation
- Latin vāra forked pole, noun, nominal use of feminine of vārus crooked, bent
- Spanish
- 1595–1605
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