centner
English
noun
Definitions
- A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
- A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel.)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zentner (hundredweight).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Zentner
Gloss
hundredweight
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- centēnārius Latin
- Doppelzentner German
- Zentner German
- це́нтнер Russian
- центнер Russian