What is another word for quintal?

Pronunciation: [kwˈɪntə͡l] (IPA)

Quintal is a term used to describe a unit of weight measurement, equivalent to 100 kilograms. There are several synonyms for the word quintal, including the word centner, which is a German word for the same unit of measurement. The term hundredweight is also used as a synonym for quintal, and it is commonly used in British English to describe this unit of weight. The word quintar is another synonym commonly used in Brazil and Portugal. Lastly, in Spanish, the term quintal is used to describe this unit of measurement, and it is commonly used in many Latin American countries as well.

What are the hypernyms for Quintal?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    unit of mass, Metric Measurement, Weight Measurement, mass measurement.

What are the hyponyms for Quintal?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Quintal?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

What are the meronyms for Quintal?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Quintal

I walked then, breathless, into a street paved with rough silver ingots, each one surely weighing a quintal, between tremulous shapes of buildings which pointed lustrous towers upward through fathoms of green water.
"Us and the Bottleman"
Edith Ballinger Price
The quintal of indigo of the first class costs the planter from $35 to $40 at most; and in the market of Manila it has been sold from $60 to $130, according to the quality and the greater or lesser demand for the article at the season.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes
The first quality is delivered in the ports of France at thirty-eight livres the quintal, the second at thirty-six livres, the third at thirty-four livres, weight and money of France, by individuals generally.
"Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson"
Thomas Jefferson

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