The symbol "@" is called "at" in Spanish. The word "aroba" is not commonly used to refer to this symbol. The at sign is mainly used in email addresses to separate the username from the domain name, and is also used to indicate a measure of weight in some parts of the world, especially in Spain and in Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. Origin: The origin of the word "at" comes from the Arabic "ar-ruba", which means "fourth part". Back then, an arroba was equivalent to a quarter of a quintal, a unit of weight used to weigh goods such as grains, olives and other products.
It is one of the ways the typographical symbol (called aroba, arova or arroba) @ call. It is an essential computer symbol for e-mail addresses, because it is the link between your server and the user name. In Spanish, the correct term is arroba, a word of Arabic origin meaning a fourth or quarter. It is also the name of a measure of weight that is not of the metric system. Equivalent to 25 pounds. A quintal has 4 arrobas and therefore the arroba is the fourth of a quintal. The arroba was used as a measure of volume, weight and mass.
Arroba is a polysemic Word. 1. On the one hand is used as a measure of weight or liquids. Their value fluctuates between different locations or provinces. The most common, in terms of weight, equivalent to 11 kg and a half. And, on the other hand, used as adverbial phrase by CWT, figuratively, indicating that someone has something like grace land, money, etc. in large quantities. Innumerable. 2. It can also be a verbal form of the verb arrobar which means bewitch, go crazy, enthralled, float in the air of alienation, stay busy.