"carreau" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carreaux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French carreau. Doublet of quarrel. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|carreau}} Borrowed from French carreau, {{dbt|en|quarrel#Etymology_3}} Doublet of quarrel Head templates: {{en-noun|carreaux}} carreau (plural carreaux)
  1. A Haitian unit of land, 100 square pas: roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres.
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