Definition of TONELADA

tonelada

Meanings

Plural: toneladas

Noun

  • A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
  • A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 793 kg.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

Portuguese ton, Spanish ton, ton

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