Question 1

What is the definition of the French word "tonne"?

Accepted Answer

Unit of mass measurement outside the International System (but whose use is accepted with the SI), equivalent to 10,000 kilograms, and whose symbol is t. Also called metric ton.
Anglo-Saxon unit of mass measurement, equivalent either to 2,240 pounds (long ton) in the United Kingdom, or 2,000 pounds (short ton) in the United States.
Exaggerated heaviness.
Wooden container with two bases, in the shape of a hogshead, which is larger and more swollen in the middle than a barrel.
Cylindrical tank, often metal, mounted on a trailer chassis, and used to transport water, manure, or slurry.
Large cylindrical buoy, made of wood or metal, used for signaling or mooring.
Displacement of water or weight of goods transported equal to about one thousand kilograms.
Unit of force measurement, more accurately called ton-force, corresponding to the force of gravity exerted on a ton of mass.
Univalve shell of rounded shape, synonymous with dolium (genus of mollusk).
Piece of armor formed of forged and articulated plates protecting the hips and upper thighs of the warrior from the late Middle Ages.

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "tonne"?

Accepted Answer

tonnes

Question 3

Where does the French word "tonne" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Old French tonne (cask, barrel), from Late Latin tunna ("container"), from Gaulish tonna ("skin" cf. Welsh ton, Breton tonnen): from the sense of "skin" it would have passed to "leather bag, wine bag" and from there to "barrel, cask".

Question 4

What words are synonyms of the French word "tonne"?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

How do you say "tonne" in english?

Accepted Answer

ton

tonne

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