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quintal

[kĩn̪ˈt̪al]

Rhymes with al

Where it comes from

Del latín tardío quintale, y este del árabe قنطار (qinṭār), y este finalmente del latín centēnārius. Doblete de centenario.

noun quintales

Pesos y medidas Peso de cien libras, o cuatro arrobas, equivalente a 46 kilogramos.
Pesa de cien libras o cuatro arrobas.

noun quintales

Plantas (Tristerix corymbosus) Variante de quintral.

In English

hundredweight unit of one hundred pounds
quintal metric quintal of 100 kg

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{quintal_2026,
  title = {quintal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/quintal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}