cântar

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See also: cantar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنطار‎ (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centenarius, partially through the intermediate of Greek καντάρι (kantári). Doublet of centenar.

Noun

cântar n (plural cântare)

  1. scale (device used to measure weight)
  2. steelyard

Derived terms

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