What does "quintal" mean in English?

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Spanish

quintal

English

hundredweight

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Examples of how to use "quintal" in Spanish

Spanish
Pesaba un quintal.
English
It weighed a hundredweight.
Spanish
Compré un quintal de manzanas en el mercado
English
I bought a hundredweight of apples at the market.
Spanish
El quintal pesa aproximadamente cuarenta y cinco kilos
English
The hundredweight weighs approximately forty-five kilograms.
Spanish
Necesitamos dos quintales de cemento para la pared
English
We need two hundredweights of cement for the wall.
Spanish
Venden café por quintal en esa cooperativa
English
They sell coffee by the hundredweight at that cooperative.

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