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quintalejo

quintalejo noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg.

Noun

quintalejo (plural quintalejos)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg.
    Synonyms:
    half-quintal

Synonyms of quintalejo

  • half-quintal

Forms of quintalejo

pluralquintalejos

Origin of quintalejo

From Portuguese quintalejo, from quintal (“Portuguese hundredweight”) + -ejo (“-cule: forming diminutives”).

Questions about quintalejo

What does quintalejo mean?
Quintalejo means a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg.
What part of speech is quintalejo?
Quintalejo is a noun.
What is the plural of quintalejo?
The plural of quintalejo is quintalejos.

Words near quintalejo in the dictionary

  1. quintagons
  2. quintain
  3. quintains
  4. quintal
  5. quintale
  6. quintalejo
  7. quintalejos
  8. quintals
  9. quintan
  10. quintan fever
  11. quintan fevers

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