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"Barril" is a noun which is often translated as "barrel", and "tonel" is a noun which is also often translated as "barrel". Learn more about the difference between "barril" and "tonel" below.
el barril(
bah
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rreel
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (container)
a. barrel
Se acabó el último barril de cerveza del bar y no pudieron servir más.They finished off the last barrel of beer in the bar and couldn't serve any more.
c. keg (of metal)
El transportista descargó del camión tres barriles y los llevó al bar.The driver unloaded three kegs from the truck and took them to the bar.
el tonel(
toh
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nehl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (keg)
2. (colloquial) (fat person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fatty (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ahora, mis antiguas compañeras de clase y yo estamos todas hechas unos toneles.These days, my old classmates and I are all fatties.
b. butterball (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Mi compañera engordó tanto que ahora parece un tonel.My coworker put on so much weight that she looks a real butterball.
c. tubby (colloquial) (adjective)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mario está hecho un tonel porque tiene un problema de tiroides.Mario has gotten really tubby because of a thyroid problem.
