tonelada

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tonelada

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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”).

noun toneladas · tonnelada

historical A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
Similar: Spanish ton, ton
historical A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 793 kg.
Similar: Portuguese ton, ton

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@misc{tonelada_2026,
  title = {tonelada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tonelada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}