'Vara' definitions:
Definition of 'vara'
(from WordNet)
noun
A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities
Definition of 'Vara'
From: GCIDE
- Vara \Va"ra\, n. [Sp. See 1st Vare.] A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches. --Johnson's Cyc. [1913 Webster]