kantar
[kahn-
tahr
]
/kɑnˈtɑr/
noun
1.
(in some Middle Eastern countries) a unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, but varying in different localities.
Origin
1545-55;
<
Arabic
qinṭar
≪
Latin
centenārium;
see
quintal
British Dictionary definitions for
kantar
kantar
/
kænˈtɑː
/
noun
1.
a unit of weight used in E Mediterranean countries, equivalent to 100 pounds or 45 kilograms but varying from place to place
Word Origin
C16: from Arabic
qintār,
from Late Greek
kentēnarion
weight of a hundred pounds, from Late Latin
centēnārium,
from
centum
hundred