vara
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm.
Other meanings
A traditional Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 1.1 m.
A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 0.7 m².
Word history
From Latin "vāra" (fork).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “vara” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.