vara

va·ra  (vär)

n.

1. A Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin-American unit of linear measure varying from about 81 to 109 centimeters (32 to 43 inches).

2. A square vara.

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[Spanish and Portuguese, rod, both from Latin vra, forked pole, from vrus, bent.]

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vara [ˈvɑːrə]

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) 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)

[via Spanish from Latin: wooden trestle, from vārus crooked]

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vara - a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length