tonelada
nounEtymology From Portuguese and Spanish tonelada, from tonel (“tun”) + -ada (“-ful”), from Old French tonel (“little tun, cask”), from tone + -el (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Late Latin tunna (“tun”), from Proto-Celtic *tunna (“hide, skin”).
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Historical A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
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Historical A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 793 kg.
- Synonyms
- Spanish ton, ton, Portuguese ton
- Coordinate terms
- libra (1⁄2000 tonelada), arroba (1⁄80 tonelada), quintal (1⁄20 tonelada), arratel (1⁄1728 tonelada), arroba (1⁄54 tonelada), quintalejo (1⁄27 tonelada), quintal (2⁄27 tonelada)