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  2. Arroba - Wikipedia

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    The modern metric arroba used in these countries in everyday life is defined as 15 kilograms (33 lb). In Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru the arroba is equivalent to 12.5 kilograms (28 lb). [2] In Bolivia nationally it is equivalent to 30.46 litres (6.70 imp gal; 8.05 US gal).

  3. Brazilian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 arroba = 32 libras (One arroba métrica is equal to 15 kg. In Santos market Exchange, one arroba was 10 kg. [6]) 1 quintal (hundredweight) = 128 libras. 1 tonelada (ton) = 1,728 libras. The quilate (karat) used to measure to mass of gems was equal to 3.075 grains, and the outava used to measure mass of topazes was 57.17 grains. [7]

  4. Mexican units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version ... A number of units of measurement were used in Mexico to measure length, mass , area, capacity, etc. The ... 1 arroba = 25 libras

  5. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    Metric units are units based on the metre, gram or second and decimal (power of ten) multiples or sub-multiples of these. According to Schadow and McDonald, [1] metric units, in general, are those units "defined 'in the spirit' of the metric system, that emerged in late 18th century France and was rapidly adopted by scientists and engineers.

  6. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    It was usually used to measure depth, tunnel driving and the size of mining fields; it was also used for contract work. In mining in the German-speaking countries, it was the primary unit of length. Ligne – a French unit of length, roughly equal to 2.25 mm (0.089 in), or 9 points

  7. Venezuelan units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version ... A number of units of measurement were used in Venezuela to measure quantities like length, mass, etc. ... 1 arroba = 25 libra

  8. At sign - Wikipedia

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    The word arroba is also used for a weight measure in Portuguese. One arroba is equivalent to 32 old Portuguese pounds, approximately 14.7 kg (32 lb), and both the weight and the symbol are called arroba. In Brazil, cattle are still priced by the arroba – now rounded to 15 kg (33 lb). This naming is because the at sign was used to represent ...

  9. Spanish units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of Spanish units of measurement of length or area that are virtually obsolete due to metrication. They include the vara , the cordel , the league and the labor . The units of area used to express the area of land are still encountered in some transactions in land today.