vara

Signification

Noun

1. (feminine) rod, pole (a long thin stick)
2. (feminine) rod (a thin cane or branch)
3. (feminine) rod (a staff of office)
4. (feminine) lance
5. (feminine,historical) vara, a Spanish rod or yard (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 83.7 cm)
6. (feminine,historical) vara, a square vara (a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 0.7 m²)
7. (feminine) yardstick (a straight-edge tool for measuring length)
8. (feminine,figuratively) yardstick (a standard used to establish a baseline for measurements or comparisons)

Adj

feminine singular of varo

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of varar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of varar:

Coupé comme

va‧ra

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbaɾa/

Étymologie

From Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese vara.