to|ne|la|da

to|ne|la|da «_TOH nuh LAH duh; Spanish _TOH nay LAH thah; Portuguese _TOO nuh LAH thuh», noun.

a unit of weight equal to about 2,029 pounds in Spain and most of South America and to about 1,749 pounds in Brazil.

╂[< Spanish and Portuguese tonelada < tonel cask, tun, ancient ship measure < Old French tonel, (diminutive) < tonne large tun, cask]