Etymology

vara

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Today it means: A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm. Full definition →

Portuguese vara ← Latin vāra
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vara · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromvāra“fork”
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromvara“rod”
  3. English todayvara

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese vara (“rod”), from Latin vāra (“fork”).

Vara · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromVara
  2. English todayVara

Borrowed from Spanish Vara.

Words from the same roots

Latinvāra all →

vare

SpanishVara all →

vare

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