vara

[ vahr-uh; Spanish vah-rah; Portuguese vah-ruh ]

/ ˈvɑr ə; Spanish ˈvɑ rɑ; Portuguese ˈvɑ rə /

noun, plural va·ras [vahr-uhz; Spanish vah-rahs; Portuguese vah-ruhsh]. /ˈvɑr əz; Spanish ˈvɑ rɑs; Portuguese ˈvɑ rəʃ/.

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

the square vara, used as a unit of area.

Origin of vara

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Spanish, from Latin vāra “forked pole,” noun use of feminine of vārus “crooked, bent”

Words nearby vara

vapour pressure, vapour trail, vaquero, Vaquez disease, Var, vara, varactor, Varah, Varanasi, Varangian, Vardar

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Example sentences from the Web for vara

But Vara was in great fear lest some of the men should see them and turn them out upon the street.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Suddenly Vara glanced up at her with frank blue Irish eyes, brightened by hunger and suffering.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
"You are a vara intelligent young person," said Mr. Miller, gravely.
Christie Johnstone|Charles Reade
Vara bore the aching of her carrying-arm till it became agony unspeakable, and the weight of Gavin dragged on her very brain.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Then Vara washed Hugh's feet and her own in the overflow of the trough, just at the place where the burn ran under the road.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for vara

vara

/ (ˈvɑːrə) /

noun

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)

Word Origin for vara

C17: via Spanish from Latin: wooden trestle, from vārus crooked

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单词	vara
释义	vara [ vahr-uh; Spanish vah-rah; Portuguese vah-ruh ] / ˈvɑr ə; Spanish ˈvɑ rɑ; Portuguese ˈvɑ rə / noun, plural va·ras [vahr-uhz; Spanish vah-rahs; Portuguese vah-ruhsh]. /ˈvɑr əz; Spanish ˈvɑ rɑs; Portuguese ˈvɑ rəʃ/. a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 centimeters) to about 43 inches (109 centimeters). the square vara, used as a unit of area. Origin of vara First recorded in 1595–1605; from Spanish, from Latin vāra “forked pole,” noun use of feminine of vārus “crooked, bent” Words nearby vara vapour pressure, vapour trail, vaquero, Vaquez disease, Var, vara, varactor, Varah, Varanasi, Varangian, Vardar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vara But Vara was in great fear lest some of the men should see them and turn them out upon the street. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett Suddenly Vara glanced up at her with frank blue Irish eyes, brightened by hunger and suffering. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett "You are a vara intelligent young person," said Mr. Miller, gravely. Christie Johnstone\|Charles Reade Vara bore the aching of her carrying-arm till it became agony unspeakable, and the weight of Gavin dragged on her very brain. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett Then Vara washed Hugh's feet and her own in the overflow of the trough, just at the place where the burn ran under the road. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett British Dictionary definitions for vara vara / (ˈvɑːrə) / noun 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) Word Origin for vara C17: via Spanish from Latin: wooden trestle, from vārus crooked Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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