cantar Meaning, Definition & Usage

Can"tar, Can*tar"ro noun (Also<

• Cantar
• Cantarro

)

Etymology

It. cantaro (in sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).

Definitions

1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.
2. A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to four gallons. Simmonds.