arrobase
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
arrobasedarrobe, itself from the Spanish arroba, which designated a unit of weight, in turn derived from the Arabic الربع ar roub, 'the quarter' as this unit of weight represented one-quarter of a unit of approximately fifty kilos. The popular etymology claiming that this word is a contraction of 'a rond bas de casse' is unfounded.
Definition
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Synonyms
a commercialarrobe
Masculine
Plural
arrobases
Translations
german:Alef
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chinese:老鼠號
spanish:arroba
finnish:miukumauku
greek:παπάκι
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japanese:アットマーク
polish:małpa
portuguese:arroba
russian:собака