arrátel

Portuguese

Etymology

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁa.tew/ [aˈha.teʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁa.tew/ [aˈha.teʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁa.tew/ [aˈχa.teʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁa.tɛl/ [ɐˈʁa.tɛɫ]

Noun

arrátel m (plural arráteis)

1. (historical) arratel, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 460 g

Synonyms

• libra (some contexts)

Coordinate terms

• oitava (¹⁄₉₆ arrátel), onça (¹⁄₁₆ arrátel), quarta (¹⁄₄ arrátel), marco (¹⁄₂ arrátel), libra (usually ³⁄₄ arrátel), arroba (32 arráteis), quintalejo (64 arráteis), quintal (128 arráteis), tonelada (1728 arráteis)