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Weight/Mass | Convert from onca [Portuguese] to arroba [Portugal] |
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Common Weight Conversions Metric Weight Conversions Unit Definition (onca [Portuguese]) The onça, once, oncia, onza is traditional names for the ounce unit in Romance languages. The Portuguese onça and Spanish onza equal 1/16 libra or about 28.69 grams (1.012 ounce). Unit Definition (arroba [Portugal]) The arroba [Portugal] is a traditional unit of weight in Spain and Portugal, equal to 1/4 quintal. However, the Spanish and Portuguese quintals are of different sizes. In Portugal and Brazil, the arroba traditionally equals 32.38 pounds (14.69 kilograms, but in recent years this has been "metrized" to be exactly 15 kilograms). The arroba has also been used as a metric unit equal to exactly 15 kilograms. The name of the unit comes from ar rub', Arabic for "the quarter."
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