arroba

Old Iberian measure

Arroba is a unit of weight used historically in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, roughly 25 pounds or 11-12 kilograms.

The symbol @ derives from this term and was used in commercial contexts to mean "at the rate of" before becoming the universal email symbol: Send it to me @ this address.

weight

kilogram

Base unit of mass

unit · scale · weighing · metric · imperial · gram · load · bulk · capacity · volume

symbol

at sign

Email address divider

handle · domain · internet · online · digital · social media · communication · web · network · server

Opposites
measurement system

arrobakilogram

Base unit of mass

gram · metric ton · metric units · SI units · pound

modernity of units

arrobametric system

Decimal-based measurement standard

Family

quarter

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