cheki

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cheki

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From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

noun chekis · chequee · chequi

A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
historical A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.
historical A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously 0.15–0.35 kg). At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois.

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@misc{cheki_2026,
  title = {cheki},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheki},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}