English Explanatory Dictionary

kantar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)

Pronunciation

/kənˈtɑ/

Word forms

kantar kantars cantar qantar

Etymology

From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal.

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