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“quintal” in Latin
lībralibra, Roman pound, a Roman unit of mass, equivalent to about 327 g; scales, a tool used to balance two weights to measucentuma hundred; 100pondōby weight, in weight; in pounds, pounds (as the most common unit of weight)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
quintal
pondus centenarium (Plin.); centum (et duodecim) pondo, librae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for quintal?
- The usual Latin words for “quintal” are lībra, centum, pondō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.