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Italian

quintale

/kwinˈta.le/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 16,138

Meaning

quintal, 100 kg

  • a metric unit of mass equal to 100 kilograms
  • a huge quantity or heavy weight (figurative hyperbole)

In a sentence

L'agricoltore ha raccolto cinquanta quintali di grano duro questo mese.

The farmer harvested fifty quintals of durum wheat this month.

Questa valigia piena di libri pesa quasi un quintale!

This suitcase full of books weighs almost a ton!

Abbiamo ordinato due quintali di legna da ardere per l'inverno.

We ordered two quintals of firewood for the winter.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
quintalemasculine · singular
quintalimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • In Italian, one quintale is exactly 100 kg. Figuratively, 'pesare un quintale' means 'to weigh a ton'.
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