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arratel

Arratel (noun) means a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.

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A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
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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.

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"arratel" (noun) means a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.

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