Found 2 items, similar to quintal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: quintal
quintal
n 1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
2: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
[syn:
hundredweight,
cwt,
short hundredweight,
centner,
cental]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Quintal
Quintal
\Quin"tal\, n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a
weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a
hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred.
See
Hundred, and cf.
Kentle.]
1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to
the scale used. Cf.
Cental. [Sometimes written and
pronounced
kentle.]
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2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100
kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.
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