kantar
noun
kan·tar
variants or cantar or qantar
kan‧ˈtär,
kə̇n‧-
plural -s
: any of various units of weight used in Mediterranean countries (as an Egyptian unit equal to about 99 pounds and a Turkish unit equal to about 124¹/₂ pounds)
Word History
Etymology
Arabic qinṭār, from Late Greek kentēnarion weight of 100 pounds, from Late Latin centenarium, centenarius