Quintal
Quintal , noun
[French, from Sp. quintal, from Arabic qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. from Latin centenarius consisting of a hundred, from centeni a hundred each, from centum a hundred. See Hundred, and compare Kentle.]
1.
A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Compare Cental.
2.
A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.