arrátel
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الرَطْل (ar-raṭl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), variant of לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “libra, Roman pound”). Doublet of libra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arrátel m (plural arráteis)
- (historical) arratel, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 460 g
Synonyms edit
- libra (some contexts)