quintal

[ kwin-tl ]

noun

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

quintal

/ ˈkwɪntəl /

noun

1. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds
2. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

Word History and Origins

Origin of quintal¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quintal¹

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

Example Sentences

With the one quintal that resulted therefrom, they incorporated on the said day one libra of quicksilver.

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We fished a clean half-quintal; then, late in the day, a rising wind caught us napping in Hell Alley.

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Quintal, kwin′tal, n. a hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds according to the scale.

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From the rule already given, grams per quintal may be converted into ounces to the ton by multiplying by 0.327.

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The customs drawbacks were abrogated, and in place of them was granted a bounty of five lire per quintal of metal used in repairs.

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