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Complete Definition of "quintal"

English
Etymology
From Old French #Old French|quintal, from mediaeval Latin quintale, from Arabic ARchar|قنطار (qinṭār), ultimately from Latin centenarius.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈkwɪntəl/

Noun
en-noun

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

Spanish

Noun
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  1. hundredweight

Category:es:Units of measure

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