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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الرَطْل (ar-raṭl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), variant of לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “libra, Roman pound”). Doublet of libra.
Pronunciation
Noun
arrátel m (plural arráteis)
- (historical) arratel, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 460 g
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