quintal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
  2. noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
    hundredweight; short hundredweight; centner; cwt; cental.

WordNet

Quin"tal noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental. Sometimes written and pronounced kentle.
  2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.

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