# tonelada

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
2. A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 793 kg.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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