Definition of "tonelada" []

• A Spanish and Spanish-American unit of weight equal to 2000 local pounds, or about 2032.2 pounds avoirdupois. It is now applied also to the metric ton of 2204. 6 pounds avoirdupois. (noun)
• A dry measure, in Portugal over 40 bushels, in Argentina 29.2 United States bushels. (noun)
• A liquid measure, in Portugal about 224 gallons, in Spain about 256 gallons, and in Brazil about 264 gallons, United States measure. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "It was 1.2 times larger than the earlier tonelada or tonel de Andalusia.5"
• "In Chapala, a tonelada (40 bags @ 50 kilos each) delivered to my lot was $1740 pesos MXN."
• "Cal (lime), 1 tonelada, delivered: 1120 1 truckload JAL (Jalisco sand, very light) delivered: 840"