英単語

quintalの意味・使い方・発音

quintal

英 ['kwɪnt(ə)l] 美 ['kwɪntl]
  • n.キンタル(100キログラム相当)
  • ポルトガル語)Quintal;(フランス語)Cantal

英語の語源


quintal (n.)
"a weight of a hundred pounds," c. 1400, from Old French quintal "hundredweight," and directly from Medieval Latin quintale, from Arabic quintar, from Late Greek kentenarion, from Latin centenarius "containing a hundred" (see centenary).

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