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arratel

arratel noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.

Noun

arratel (plural arratels)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
    Synonyms:
    Portuguese pound, libra, pound

Synonyms of arratel

Forms of arratel

pluralarratels
alternative formarrátel

Origin of arratel

From 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.

Questions about arratel

What does arratel mean?
Arratel means a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
What part of speech is arratel?
Arratel is a noun.
What is the plural of arratel?
The plural of arratel is arratels.

Words near arratel in the dictionary

  1. arrastra
  2. arrastras
  3. arrastre
  4. arrastres
  5. arraswise
  6. arratel
  7. arratels
  8. arrau
  9. arrau turtle
  10. arrau turtles
  11. arraught

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