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What is arroba, some of you may ask. Are you wondering what arroba is all about? Do you want to know what arroba means? Or do you want to know about its uses and origin? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve covered basic details that you need to know about the word arroba.
In this question, I will answer the following questions –
- What is arroba?
- What is the meaning of arroba?
- What are the uses of arroba?
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What is arroba?
Arroba is a Spanish and Portuguese custom unit of mass, weight or volume. In simple words, it is the Spanish and Portuguese term for the ‘at symbol (@)’. Yes, the at symbol that we use each day (in social media, email or other documents) is known by the term arroba (in Spanish and Portuguese).
The origin of the word arroba can be traced back to Arabic language. It is from the Arabic language that the term got adopted by Spanish and Portuguese. In earlier times, Spanish and Portuguese used arroba as a custom unit of weight, mass or volume.
Meaning of arroba
In simple terms, arroba is used to denote the at symbol. Earlier, it was used to denote a unit of mass, weight or volume in Spanish or Portuguese. As of now, the term is used to denote the at the rate symbol.
Uses of arroba
At present the arroba is used in the following places – social media, email, apps, documents, invoicing and more. Earlier, it was extensively used in trade and commerce (as a custom unit of mass, weight or volume).
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