quintal

(kwin′təl)

noun

hundredweight (sense )
a unit of weight in the metric system, equal to 100 kilograms (220.4623 pounds avoirdupois): abbrev. q or ql

Origin: ME < MFr < ML quintale < Ar qintār, ult. < L centenarius: see centenary

See quintal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. ql. or q.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, a unit of weight

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin quintāle

Origin: , from Arabic qinṭār

Origin: , from Late Greek kentēnarion

Origin: , from Late Latin centēnārium (pondus), hundred(weight)

Origin: , from Latin centēnārius, of a hundred; see centenary

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