Etymology

tonne

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Today it means: A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. Full definition →

French tonne
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tonne · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromtonne
  2. English todaytonne

From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.

Tonne · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromTonne
  2. German · borrowed fromTonne
  3. English todayTonne

Borrowed from German Tonne.

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