"vara" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: varas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese vara (“rod”), from Latin vāra (“fork”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{bor|en|pt|vara||rod}} Portuguese vara (“rod”), {{der|en|la|vāra||fork}} Latin vāra (“fork”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} vara (plural varas)
  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: Spanish rod, Spanish ell, Spanish yard, rod, ell, yard
    Sense id: en-vara-en-noun-EVTEqLH- Disambiguation of Units of measure: 41 39 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 28 36
  2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 1.1 m. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, Spain Synonyms: Portuguese rod, Portuguese ell, Portuguese yard, rod, ell, yard
    Sense id: en-vara-en-noun-FzrOAwrP Disambiguation of Units of measure: 41 39 21 Disambiguation of Brazil: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Mexico: 22 57 21 Disambiguation of Portugal: 7 87 7 Disambiguation of Spain: 30 40 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 28 36
  3. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 0.7 m². Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-vara-en-noun-C6nEHMIx Disambiguation of Units of measure: 41 39 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 28 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coxa vara, tibia vara

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