ə; Origin:
1595–1605; < Spanish < Latin vāra forked pole, noun use of feminine of vārus crooked, bent
1595–1605; < Spanish < Latin vāra forked pole, noun use of feminine of vārus crooked, bent
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| —n | |
| a unit of length used in Spain, Portugal, and South America and having different values in different localities, usually between 32 and 43 inches (about 80 to 108 centimetres) | |
| [C17: via Spanish from Latin: wooden trestle, from vārus crooked] | |
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