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quintal (n.)[quintal 词源字典]: "a weight of a hundred pounds," c. 1400, from Old French quintal "hundredweight," and directly from Medieval Latin quintale, from Arabic quintar, from Late Greek kentenarion, from Latin centenarius "containing a hundred" (see centenary).[quintal etymology, quintal origin, 英语词源]