arrelde

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic رطل (riṭl, raṭl). Doublet of litro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈrelde/ [aˈrel̪.d̪e]
• Rhymes: -elde
• Syllabification: a‧rrel‧de

Noun

arrelde m or (less commonly) f (plural arreldes)

1. four pounds in weight

Further reading

• “arrelde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025