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chekis

chekis is the plural of cheki.

Meaning of cheki

Noun

cheki (plural chekis)

  1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
  2. (historical) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.
  3. (historical) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously 0.15–0.35 kg).
    • At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois.1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo"

Questions about chekis

What is chekis the plural of?
Chekis is the plural of cheki.

Words near chekis in the dictionary

  1. chekhovichite
  2. Chekhovo
  3. cheki
  4. Chekiang
  5. Chekiangese
  6. chekis
  7. Chekist
  8. Chekists
  9. chekmak
  10. Chekoslovakia
  11. Chekoslovakian

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