[quin.tal] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. ML quintale, fr. Ar qintar, fr. LGk kentenarion, fr. LL centenarium, fr. L, neut. of centenarius consisting of a hundred--more at centenary] (15c) 1: hundredweight
2: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (about 220 pounds)