cental

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

Etymology

From Latin centum (“a hundred”) + -al, perhaps modeled after quintal.

Synonyms

hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, quintal

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