tonelada

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English

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Etymology

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”).

Noun

tonelada (plural toneladas)

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

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Galician

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Etymology

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”). Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish tonelada.

Noun

tonelada f (plural toneladas)

  1. metric ton, a unit of mass equal to exactly 1000 kg
    Synonyms: tonelada métrica, megagramo
  2. English or American ton, a unit of mass equivalent to about 1016 or 907 kg respectively
  3. (historical) tonelada, Spanish ton, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 920 kg

Portuguese

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Etymology

From tonel (“tun”) +‎ -ada (“-ful”), from Old Galician-Portuguese tonel, from Old French tonel (“little tun, cask”), from tone + -el (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Late Latin tunna (“tun”), from Proto-Celtic *tunna (“hide, skin”). In reference to the English unit, calqued from English ton. Doublet of tunel. Cognate with Galician and Spanish tonelada.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: to‧ne‧la‧da

Noun

tonelada f (plural toneladas)

  1. metric ton, a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg
  2. British or American ton, a unit of mass equal to 20 hundredweight, 2,240 or 2,000 pounds
  3. (historical) tonelada, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 793 kg
  4. caskful, a notional unit of mass indicating the full contents of any tun, cask, &c.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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”). In reference to the English unit, calqued from English ton. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese tonelada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toneˈlada/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: to‧ne‧la‧da

Noun

tonelada f (plural toneladas)

  1. metric ton (a unit of mass equal to exactly 1000 kg)
    Synonyms: tonelada métrica, megagramo
  2. English or American ton (a unit of mass equivalent to about 1016 or 907 kg respectively)
  3. (historical) tonelada, Spanish ton (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 920 kg)

Coordinate terms

  • (English unit): libra (1⁄2240 or 1⁄2000 tonelada)
  • (Spanish unit): libra (1⁄2000 tonelada), arroba (1⁄80 tonelada), quintal (1⁄20 tonelada)

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tonelada (“ton”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toneˈlada/,
  • Hyphenation: to‧ne‧la‧da

Noun

tonelada (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜒᜎᜇ)

  1. ton (unit of weight)

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