arratel

Etymology From Portuguese arrátel, from Andalusian Arabic الرَطْل (“rottol”), from Arabic الرَطْل (ar-raṭl), from Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), variant of לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “libra, Roman pound”). Doublet of libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

Synonyms

Portuguese pound, libra, pound

Coordinate terms

oitava (1, 96 arratel), onça (1, 16 arratel), quarta, marco, libra, arroba (32 arratels), quintalejo (64 arratels), quintal (128 arratels), tonelada (1728 arratels)