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Etymology
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 libra, livre, libbra, liter, and rottol.
Noun
arratel (plural arratels)
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
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