arratel

English

Alternative forms

• arrátel

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 libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

Noun

arratel (plural arratels)

1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.

Synonyms

• Portuguese pound, libra (some contexts), pound (Portuguese contexts)

Coordinate terms

• oitava (1/96 arratel), onça (1/16 arratel), quarta (¼ arratel), marco (½ arratel), libra (usually ¾ arratel), arroba (32 arratels), quintalejo (64 arratels), quintal (128 arratels), tonelada (1728 arratels)