Meanings
nounquintalejo (plural quintalejos)
plural quintalejos
- historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg.
Synonyms: half-quintal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg.
Similar
half-quintal
Origin
- Portuguesequintalejo
- Englishquintalejo
From Portuguese quintalejo, from quintal (“Portuguese hundredweight”) + -ejo (“-cule: forming diminutives”).
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quintalejo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintalejo
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“quintalejo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintalejo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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