"quintal" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /kinˈtal/, [kĩn̪ˈt̪al] Forms: quintales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin quintāle (“various medieval hundredweights”), from Andalusian Arabic and Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār, “100 rottols”), from Classical Syriac ܩܰܢܛܺܝܪܳܐ (qanṭīrā) and ܩܰܢܛܺܝܢܳܪܳܐ (qanṭīnārā), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centēnārium (“100 Roman pounds”), from centēnī (“100 things”) + -ārius (“-ary”, forming related adjectives). Doublet of centenario. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|ML.|quintāle||various medieval hundredweights}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin quintāle (“various medieval hundredweights”), {{der|es|xaa|-}} Andalusian Arabic, {{der|es|ar|قِنْطَار||100 rottols}} Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār, “100 rottols”), {{der|es|syc|ܩܰܢܛܺܝܪܳܐ|tr=qanṭīrā}} Classical Syriac ܩܰܢܛܺܝܪܳܐ (qanṭīrā), {{der|es|gkm|κεντηνάριον}} Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), {{der|es|la|centēnārium||100 Roman pounds}} Latin centēnārium (“100 Roman pounds”), {{doublet|es|centenario}} Doublet of centenario Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} quintal m (plural quintales)
  1. quintal (an unofficial metric unit of mass equal to exactly 100 kg) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-quintal-es-noun-DTEOfJBJ
  2. (chiefly historical) quintal, Spanish hundredweight (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 46 kg) Tags: historical, masculine Categories (topical): Hundred, SI units, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-quintal-es-noun-oWi3d6EP Disambiguation of Hundred: 28 72 Disambiguation of SI units: 25 75 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 23 77 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: qq [abbreviation] Derived forms: quintal métrico Related terms: centena

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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