arratel

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arratel

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From Portuguese arrátel, from Andalusian Arabic رطل (“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.

noun arratels · arrátel

historical A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
Similar: Portuguese pound, libra, pound

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@misc{arratel_2026,
  title = {arratel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arratel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}