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quilate

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From Spanish and Portuguese quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”). Doublet of carat and ceratium.

noun quilates

historical Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.
Similar: carat in historical Iberian contexts

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@misc{quilate_2026,
  title = {quilate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quilate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}