kantar

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kantar

/kənˈtɑr/ US
/kənˈtɑː/ UK

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From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal.

noun kantars · cantar · qantar

A unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt).

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noun unit of weight

العربية	قِنْطَار qinṭār

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@misc{kantar_2026,
  title = {kantar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kantar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}