2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: quintal noun 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}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Quintal \Quin"tal\, noun [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}.] 2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.

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