vara

/vahr-uh; Spanish vah-rah; Portuguese vah-ruh/US // ˈvɑr ə; Spanish ˈvɑ rɑ; Portuguese ˈvɑ rə //UK // (ˈvɑːrə) //

维拉,瓦拉,瓦拉图

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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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 to about 43 inches.
- : the square vara, used as a unit of area.

Through it runs a vein about one vara wide, extending east and west for some distance.
He was a vara fine gentleman, that never loaded his ain gun, and a'most thought it too much trouble to pull the trigger.
It is the vara the Indians respect, not the man who carries it.
It was a vara imperfect discourse, in ma opinion; ye did well eneucht till ye took them through, but where did ye leave them?
He represented himself as an alguazil, carrying a vara de justicia and using the name of the inquisitor-general.