tonel

1

In Brazil link to a map showing location of Brazil, 20th century, a unit of capacity equal to 30 almude, about 958.32 liters (about 253.2 U.S. gallons). 

From an earlier Portuguese unit. link to a table showing relationships between Portiguese wine measures

2

In Seville, a wine measure, about @ liters.

Vino si vende in Sybilia a tonello che due tonelli faranno 60 rove di misura e la rova è 8 sembre, sichè la sembra di Sibilia e uno Saluchare sono nove sumbre. Sichè la sumbra di Sibilia è maggiore che quella di Saluchare 1/3.

Wine is sold in Seville by the tonel; 2 tonel make 60 arroba di misure and the arroba is 8 deumbre, the deumbre being that of Seville and on of Sanlucar a Mayor is 9 deumbre. So the deumbre of Seville is larger than that of Sanlucar a Mayor by one-third.

Uno tomello di vino di Sibilia è rove 60 di mixura e la rove è 8 sunbre in Sibilia e in Saluchare è 9 sunbre; e ogni tonello è botte 1½ o vuoi dire 2 pippe.

One tonel of wine in Seville is 60 arroba of misura and the arroba is 8 deumbre in Seville and in Sanlucar la Mayor is 9 deumbre and each tonel is 1½ botte or one may say 2 pipes.

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