FromPortuguese andSpanishtonelada, fromtonel(“tun”) +-ada(“-ful”), fromOld Frenchtonel(“littletun,cask”), fromtone +-el(“-elle:formingdiminutives”), fromLate Latintunna(“tun”), fromProto-Celtic*tunna(“hide,skin”).
tonelada (pluraltoneladas)
- (historical) AtraditionalSpanishunit ofmass,equivalent to about 920kg.
- (historical) AtraditionalPortugueseunit ofmass,equivalent to about 793kg.
Fromtonel(“tun”) +-ada(“-ful”), fromOld Frenchtonel(“littletun,cask”), fromtone +-el(“-elle:formingdiminutives”), fromLate Latintunna(“tun”), fromProto-Celtic*tunna(“hide,skin”). Cognate withPortuguese andSpanishtonelada.
tonelada f (pluraltoneladas)
- metric ton,a unit of mass equal to exactly 1000 kg
- Synonyms:tonelada métrica,megagramo
- English orAmericanton,a unit of mass equivalent to about 1016 or 907 kg respectively
- (historical)tonelada,Spanishton,a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 920 kg
Fromtonel(“tun”) +-ada(“-ful”), fromOld Galician-Portuguesetonel, fromOld Frenchtonel(“littletun,cask”), fromtone +-el(“-elle:formingdiminutives”), fromLate Latintunna(“tun”), fromProto-Celtic*tunna(“hide,skin”). In reference to the English unit,calqued fromEnglishton.Doublet oftunel. Cognate withGalician andSpanishtonelada.
tonelada f (pluraltoneladas)
- metric ton,a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg
- British orAmericanton,a unit of mass equal to 20 hundredweight, 2,240 or 2,000 pounds
- (historical)tonelada,a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 793 kg
- caskful,a notional unit of mass indicating the full contents of any tun, cask, &c.
Fromtonel(“tun”) +-ada(“-ful”), fromOld Frenchtonel(“littletun,cask”), fromtone +-el(“-elle:formingdiminutives”), fromLate Latintunna(“tun”), fromProto-Celtic*tunna(“hide,skin”). In reference to the English unit,calqued fromEnglishton. Cognate withGalician andPortuguesetonelada.
- IPA(key): /toneˈlada/[t̪o.neˈla.ð̞a]
- Rhymes:-ada
- Syllabification:to‧ne‧la‧da
tonelada f (pluraltoneladas)
- metric ton(a unit of mass equal to exactly 1000 kg)
- Synonyms:tonelada métrica,megagramo
- English orAmericanton(a unit of mass equivalent to about 1016 or 907 kg respectively)
- (historical)tonelada,Spanishton(a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 920 kg)
- (English unit):libra(1⁄2240 or1⁄2000 tonelada)
- (Spanish unit):libra(1⁄2000 tonelada),arroba(1⁄80 tonelada),quintal(1⁄20 tonelada)
Borrowed fromSpanishtonelada(“ton”).
tonelada (Baybayin spellingᜆᜓᜈᜒᜎᜇ)
- ton(unit of weight)
