Tonelada

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg. historical
  2. 2
    A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 793 kg. historical

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tonportuguese tonspanish ton

Etymology

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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