quilate

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish and Portuguese quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, carat), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, hornlet, carob seed). Doublet of carat, karat, and ceratium.

Noun

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quilate (plural quilates)

  1. (historical) Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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quilate m (plural quilates)

  1. carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams)
  2. carat (measure of the purity of gold)

References

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: qui‧la‧te

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ),[1] from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).[2] Cognate with Galician and Spanish quilate.

Noun

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quilate m (plural quilates)

  1. metric carat, unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equal to 200 mg
  2. (historical) carat, traditional unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to about 199 mg
  3. carat, 24-part measure of the purity of gold
  4. (figurative) excellence, superlative quality
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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quilate

  1. inflection of quilatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ quilate”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ quilate”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kiˈlate/ [kiˈla.t̪e]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: qui‧la‧te

Etymology 1

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From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).

Noun

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quilate m (plural quilates)

  1. karat, carat
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Basque: kilate
  • Tagalog: kilatis

Etymology 2

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Verb

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quilate

  1. inflection of quilatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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