Quintal
[kwin-tl] /ˈkwɪn tl/
noun
1.
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).
2.
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/ˈkwɪntəl/
noun
1.
a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds
2.
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
n.
“a weight of a hundred pounds,” c.1400, from Old French quintal “hundredweight,” and directly from Medieval Latin quintale, from Arabic quintar, from Late Greek kentenarion, from Latin centenarius “containing a hundred” (see centenary).
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