kantar

noun

kan·​tar

variants or cantar or qantar

kan‧ˈtär,

kə̇n‧-

plural -s

: any of various units of weight used in Mediterranean countries (as an Egyptian unit equal to about 99 pounds and a Turkish unit equal to about 124¹/₂ pounds)

Word History

Etymology

Arabic qinṭār, from Late Greek kentēnarion weight of 100 pounds, from Late Latin centenarium, centenarius

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