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tonelada

tonelada noun: a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.

Noun

tonelada (plural toneladas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
    Synonyms:
    Spanish ton, ton
  2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 793 kg.
    Synonyms:
    Portuguese ton, ton

Synonyms of tonelada

  • Spanish ton
  • ton
  • Portuguese ton

Forms of tonelada

pluraltoneladas
alternative formtonnelada

Origin of tonelada

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”).

Questions about tonelada

What does tonelada mean?
Tonelada means a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
What part of speech is tonelada?
Tonelada is a noun.
What is the plural of tonelada?
The plural of tonelada is toneladas.

Words near tonelada in the dictionary

  1. toned papers
  2. toned up
  3. toned with
  4. tonehole
  5. toneholes
  6. tonelada
  7. toneladas
  8. toneless
  9. tonelessly
  10. tonelessness
  11. tonelike

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