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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquintal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kinˈtal
"El precio del café se calcula por quintal."
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A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms), formerly used in trade.
"The shipment of grain was measured and priced strictly by the cental."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'centum', meaning 'hundred', formed as an abbreviation or blend relating to 'hundred weight'. It emerged in the 19th century as a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds avoirdupois in British and American commercial systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cental" is said worldwide
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quintal
Transliteration: kɛ̃.tal
"Le blé est vendu au quintal."
Zentner
Transliteration: ˈtsɛntnɐ
"Ein Zentner entspricht fünfzig Kilogramm im deutschen Maß."
quintale
Transliteration: kwinˈtaːle
"Il raccolto è stato pesato in quintali."
quintal
Transliteration: kinˈtal
"El precio del café se calcula por quintal."
quintal
Transliteration: kĩˈtaɫ
"A produção foi medida em quintais."
क्विंटल
Transliteration: kvintal
"अनाज को क्विंटल में तौला गया।"
英担
Transliteration: yīngdān
"货物的重量是以英担计算的。"
센털
Transliteration: senteol
"센털은 백 파운드에 해당하는 무게 단위이다."
セントル
Transliteration: sentoru
"その商品はセントル単位で測定された。"
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