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quintal

quin·tal [ kwínt'l ] (plural quin·tals)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. metric unit of weight: in the metric system, a unit of weight equal to 100 kg

2. measurements 
Same as  hundredweight (sense 1) (sense 2)


[15th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin quintale< Arabic ḳinṭār< Latin centenarius "containing a hundred" (see centenary)]
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