qintar

qintar
   a traditional Arabic unit of weight, often called the cantar in English. The qintar is the Arabic counterpart of the European quintal (see below). The unit varied in size from market to market and over time. In recent years, the qintar has been interpreted as an informal metric unit equal to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds); traditional qintars tended to be a few percent larger than this. The qintar is equal to 100 rotls.

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  • Qintar — refers to: * an Albanian unit of currency equal to 1/100 of a Lek * the name used in the Arabic world for the quintal, a unit of mass …   Wikipedia

  • qintar — [kin tär′] n. [Alb, ult. < L centenarius, relating to a hundred: see CENTENARY] a monetary unit of Albania, equal to 1/ 100 of a lek …   English World dictionary

  • qintar — noun a) (plural: qindarka or qintars) An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek. For all its squalor qintars and qintars of gold dust are traded there. b) (plural: qintars) A unit of measure, which varies in value depending upon the… …   Wiktionary

  • qintar — noun (plural qindarka; also qintars or qindars) Etymology: Albanian Date: circa 1929 see lek at money table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • qintar — /kin tahr /, n. a money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek. Also, qindar /kin dahr /. [1925 30; < Albanian] * * * …   Universalium

  • qintar — [ kɪntα:] noun (plural same, qintars, or qindarka) a monetary unit of Albania, equal to one hundredth of a lek. Origin from Albanian qindar, from qind hundred …   English new terms dictionary

  • qintar — qin·tar …   English syllables

  • qintar — qin•tar [[t]kɪnˈtɑr[/t]] also qin•dar [[t] ˈdɑr[/t]] n. pl. tars, tar also dars, dar num a monetary unit of Albania, equal to 1/100 of the lek • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • qintar — noun 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania • Syn: ↑qindarka • Hypernyms: ↑Albanian monetary unit • Part Holonyms: ↑lek …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of currency units — A list of currency units, preferably with dates and regions.* Afghani Afghanistan the new Afghani (AFN) is currently used in Afghanistan and has been used since 2003. Before that, the old Afghani (AFA) was used. * Anna India 1/16 of a Rupee *… …   Wikipedia

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