centner

Senso (Inglese)

1. A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
2. A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel).

sinonimi

hundredweight

quintal

cental

metric hundredweight

cwt

doppelzentner

short hundredweight

Traduzioni

quintal

quintar

αγγλικός στατήρας

στατήρας

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine tedesco: Zentner

In summary

Probably from Low German, cp. German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight.