|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| 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)] |
|
|
|
