arroba
/əˈroʊbə/
noun
- The symbol @, especially used in email addresses and social media handles to mean 'at'.
- The arroba character is also used in some programming languages for annotations.
- Please type your email address with the arroba symbol between your name and the domain.
- In Spanish, the arroba is commonly used in email addresses just as in English.
- A unit of weight used in Spanish-speaking countries, equal to about 11.5 kilograms (25 pounds) or varying locally.
- The recipe called for half an arroba of sugar, which was about 12 pounds.
- In some regions, an arroba of wool weighs slightly different than in others.
- The farmer sold an arroba of oranges at the market.