/ Dictionary / Index V vara: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: va•ra Pronunciation: (vär'u Sp. bä'rä Port. vä'ru), [key] — pl. va•ras a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 in. (81 cm) to about 43 in. (109 cm). the square vara, used as a unit of area. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: vara (Thesaurus) Var varactor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language