arroba

n. 阿罗瓦(西班牙重量单位)

词形变化

arrobas 复数 arrobas

别名

arrove

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.

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  2. 2.

    A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 14.7 kilograms.

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  3. 3.

    A traditional Spanish unit of liquid measure, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 15 liters.

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词汇关系

名词

词源

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.

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