quintal

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

Late Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quintal, Middle French quintal, via Old French from Medieval Latin quintale, from Arabic قِنْطَار, ultimately from Latin centēnārium. centenary.

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