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hundredweight

/ˈhʌndrədweɪt/ /ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt/

Meanings
noun

Quintal

A measure of weight containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).

Examples :

"The farmer sold several hundredweight of potatoes at the market. "
El granjero vendió varios quintales de patatas en el mercado.
mass unit amount

Related Words

Illustration measure

measure noun

/ˈmɛʒə/ /ˈmɛʒɚ/

Medida

"The recipe calls for a precise measure of baking soda. "

La receta requiere una medida precisa de bicarbonato de sodio.

Illustration avoirdupois

avoirdupois noun

/ˌævɑːdjuːˈpwɑː/ /ˌævɚdəˈpɔɪz/

Sistema de pesos avoirdupois

""Before metrication, British grocers used the avoirdupois system to weigh flour, sugar, and other goods." "

Antes de la métrica, los tenderos británicos usaban el sistema de pesos avoirdupois para pesar harina, azúcar y otros productos.

Illustration stone

stone noun

/stɐʉn/ /stəʊn/ /stoʊn/

Piedra

"The old stone wall around the park was very tall. "

La antigua pared de piedra alrededor del parque era muy alta.

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

Terreno, propiedad

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

La familia posee varias propiedades, una pequeña parcela de tierra detrás de su casa.

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

Contener

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

La caja que contenía mis viejos juguetes se guardaba en el ático.

Illustration weight

weight noun

/weɪt/

Peso, materia

"The weight of the textbooks in my backpack felt heavy. "

El peso de los libros de texto en mi mochila se sentía pesado.

Illustration today

today noun

/təˈdeɪ/

Hoy

"Today is my birthday. "

Hoy es mi cumpleaños.

Illustration pounds

pounds noun

/paʊndz/

Libra

"The recipe calls for two pounds of flour. "

La receta requiere dos libras de harina.

Illustration market

market noun

/ˈmɑːkɪt/ /ˈmɑɹkɪt/

Mercado

"The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh."

El privilegio de celebrar un mercado semanal era invaluable para cualquier burgo de la era feudal.

Illustration potatoes

potatoes noun

/pəˈteɪtəʊz/ /pəˈteɪtoʊz/

Patatas, papas

"My family planted potatoes in our garden this spring. "

Mi familia plantó patatas en nuestro jardín esta primavera.

Illustration farmer

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

Agricultor, granjero

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

El agricultor plantaba maíz en sus campos cada primavera.

Illustration quintal

quintal noun

/ˈkwɪntəl/

Quintal

"The farmer sold his wheat crop for 15 quintals, earning a good profit. "

El agricultor vendió su cosecha de trigo por 15 quintales, obteniendo una buena ganancia.