vara

noun

va·​ra ˈvär-ə 

: a Texas unit of length equal to 33.33 inches (84.66 centimeters)

Examples of vara in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The name comes from an old Spanish unit of length, a vara, used in the early days of San Francisco, when it was still known as Yerba Buena. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from American Spanish, from Spanish, "pole," going back to Latin vāra "any of various branched structures or implements," noun derivative from feminine of vārus "bent outwards with converging extremities, bow-legged," of uncertain origin

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vara

• bara
• barra
• chara
• mara
• alara
• amara
• antara
• aymara
• bambara
• camara
• damara
• gandhara