tonel
barrel
A large round container with a bulging center
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unit of weight
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noun suffix
Tonel means barrel and is related to the English word ton0, which originally referred to the weight or volume of a large barrel.
tonel
barrel, cask
A barrel or cask, typically made of wood and used for storing liquids or aging wine.
- El vino se guarda en toneles de roble = The wine is stored in oak barrels
- Rodaron el tonel hasta la bodega = They rolled the cask down to the cellar
overweight person, butterball (colloquial)
Used figuratively to describe someone who is very round in shape, similar to the round, bulky shape of a barrel.
- Después de las fiestas me siento un tonel = After the holidays I feel like a butterball
- Le decían el tonel porque era muy gordito = They called him butterball because he was very chubby