quintal
Americannoun
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a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds
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a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
Etymology
Origin of quintal
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin quintāle < Arabic qinṭār weight of a hundred pounds, probably ≪ Latin centēnārius. Cf. centenary, kantar, kilderkin
Vocabulary lists containing quintal
Example Sentences
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But larger ones, such as quintal d’alsace, the massive green and white cabbages that thrive in Alsace in Northeastern France, spend many months in the ground.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022
The U.S. said it, then said it again: ECA could feed Europe without buying a quintal of wheat from Argentina.
From Time Magazine Archive
The best gum is selling at Akka for six dollars a quintal: they will not bring it here, fearing the infection.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey
In 1745 a quintal would sell for a guinea.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
The money, therefore, will be received later, but it will be at least six livres the quintal more; a difference well worth waiting for.
From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Jefferson, Thomas
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