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

Noun

1. a unit of weight equal to (esp. in Britain) 112 pounds (50.85 kg) or (esp. in US) 100 pounds (45.36 kg)

2. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [Arabic qintār]

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