arratel
arratel · arratels
A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 gA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
Origin
From Portuguese arrátel, from Andalusian Arabic الرَطْل (“rottol”), from Arabic الرَطْل (aFrom 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.
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