quintal

quin·tal  (kwntl)

n. Abbr. ql. or q.

1. A unit of mass in the metric system equal to 100 kilograms.

2. See hundredweight.

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[Middle English, a unit of weight, from Old French, from Medieval Latin quintle, from Arabic qinr, from Late Greek kentnarion, from Late Latin centnrium (pondus), hundred(weight), from Latin centnrius, of a hundred; see centenary.]

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quintal [ˈkwɪnt^əl]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

[via Old French from Arabic qintār, possibly from Latin centēnārius consisting of a hundred]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms metric ton, tonne, MT, t - a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
	2.	quintal - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds cental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, centner avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) net ton, short ton, ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds