quintal

[ kwin-tl ]

noun
  1. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).

Origin of quintal

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin quintāle<Arabic qinṭār weight of a hundred pounds, probably ≪ Latin centēnārius.Cf. centenary, kantar, kilderkin

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quintal

/ (ˈkwɪntəl) /


noun
  1. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds

  2. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

Origin of quintal

1
C15: via Old French from Arabic qintār, possibly from Latin centēnārius consisting of a hundred

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