QUINTAL


Meaning of QUINTAL in English

[ 'kwɪnt(ə)l ]

■ noun

1》 a unit of weight equal to a hundredweight (112 lb) or, formerly, 100 lb.

2》 a unit of weight equal to 100 kg.

Origin

ME: via OFr. from med. L. ~e , from Arab. ḳinṭār , based on L. centenarius 'containing a hundred'.

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