quintal

[ kwin-tl ]

/ ˈkwɪn tl /

noun

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

Words nearby quintal

quint major, quint minor, quint., quinta, quintain, quintal, quintan, quintana roo, quintant, quinte, quintefoil

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

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Examples from the Web for quintal

One quintal of steel to make files, punches, and drills, for boring the artillery.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803|E.H. Blair
Quintal was his chum, and they got drunk together all the time.
South Sea Tales|Jack London
These two, Quintal and McCoy, were emphatically the bad men of the party.
The Lonely Island|R.M. Ballantyne
At this Quintal and McCoy both laughed, and said they were jesting.
The Lonely Island|R.M. Ballantyne

His parishioners agreed to give him a quintal per man of winter fish—their best.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast|Samuel Adams Drake

British Dictionary definitions for quintal

quintal

/ (ˈkwɪntəl) /

noun

a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds

a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

Word Origin for quintal

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

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