tonelada

Meaning

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

Concepts

ton

tonne

metric ton

short ton

t

MT

gross ton

net ton

long ton

Synonyms

tonelada métrica

chonk

tum

sólo tonelada

millier

Translations

tonne

tonelada

Tonne

tonnellata

tona

τόνος

ton

طن

tona

Hyphenated as

to‧ne‧la‧da

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toneˈlada/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: -

Cognate with Portuguese: tonelada

In summary

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.