vara

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine, historical) vara, a Portuguese rod, yard or ell, a former unit of length about equal to 1.1 m
2. (feminine, historical) square vara, a former unit of area about equal to 1.2 m²
3. (feminine) a stick, a twig
4. (feminine) a district court, an original court, a trial court or court of first instance
5. (collective, feminine) herd of pigs
6. (collective, feminine) band of coatis
7. (feminine, slang, vulgar) the penis

Verb

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

varar

1. to overthrow; to pull down
2. to hit with a stick or rod
3. to pierce, to go through

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Concepts

rod

pole

stick

stake

staff

switch

shaft

stave

spar

bar

baton

cane

dick

handle

pale

post

wand

pecker

putz

prick

flail

scourge

fishing rod

ell

sprig

cock

club

calamity

birch

beanpole

tool

twig

peter

plague

Synonyms

pau

poste

estaca

bastão

verga

haste

cacete

vergasta

percha

mastro

cana

rola

varinha

piroca

pica

jeba

caralho

bengala

bordão

picha

pinto

bilau

batedor

calamidade

flagelo

mangual

pénis

vareta

praga

açoite

Translations

vara

roede

paal

bastone

Stab

bâton

palo

Stange

stok

gard

pal

baculum

baar

Rute

baguette

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈva.ɾɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Catalan: -

Cognate with Galician: -

Cognate with Spanish: vara

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vara (“rod”), from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Catalan, Galician, and Spanish vara.

Sentences

Poupe a vara e estrague a criança .

Spare the stick and spoil the child.