Quintal
WordNet

noun


(1)   A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
(2)   A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
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Etymology


From Old French quintal, from mediaeval Latin quintale, from Arabic (qinṭār), ultimately from Latin centenarius.

Noun



  1. A measure of weight originally equal to a hundred pounds; later, a hundredweight.
  2. One hundred kilograms.

Noun



  1. yard (land around a house)
  2. quintal (one hundred kilograms)


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