English Explanatory Dictionary

quilate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.

Word forms

quilate quilates

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”). Doublet of carat and ceratium.

Synonyms

carat in historical Iberian contexts
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