Definitions for varaˈvɑr ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

va•raˈvɑr ə(n.)(pl.)-ras.

  1. a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).

    Category: Weights and Measures, Foreign Term

Origin of vara:

1595–1605; < Sp

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vara(noun)

    a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities

Wiktionary

  1. vara(Noun)

    a unit of length, a yard.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vara(noun)

    a Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches


Translations for vara

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

soon(adverb)

early

It's too soon to tell.

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