[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quintal \quin"tal\, n. f., fr. sp. quintal, fr. ar. qintar a
   weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. l. centenarius consisting of a
   hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred.
   see hundred, and cf. kentle.
   1. a hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to
      the scale used. cf. cental. sometimes written and
      pronounced kentle.
      1913 webster

   2. a metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100
      kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.
      1913 webster
see also:
hundred kentle cental kentle 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quintal
     n 1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
     2: a united states unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
        syn: hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner,
         cental
see also:
hundredweight cwt short hundredweight centner cental 

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