tonelada
tonelada · toneladas
A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kgA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
(historical)A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 793 kg.
Origin
From Portuguese and Spanish tonelada, from tonel (“tun”) + -ada (“-ful”), from Old FrenchFrom 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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