Quint'al, n.

n. [Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. quintal, It. quintale, from Ar. kintār, a weight of 100 lbs., and this from Lat. centenārius, consisting of a hundred, from centēni, a hundred each, from centum, a hundred; L. Lat. centinārius, centinārium, a hundred weight, quintal, Ger. centner, zentner.] A hundred weight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. [Sometimes written and pronounced kentle.]