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In Spain, the quintal is still defined as 100 libras, or about 46 kg (101 lb), but the metric quintal is also defined as 100 kg; [3] In Portugal a quintal is 128 arráteis or about 58.75 kg (130 lb). The German Zentner and the Danish centner are pound-based, and thus since metrication are defined as 50 kg (110 lb), whereas the Austrian and ...
Several units were used to measure capacity in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. 1 botella = 0.63 to 0.67 L. [1] [2] 1 cajuela = 16.6 L. [1] 1 cuartillo varies between countries, [1] but defined as 4 octavillos or 1/4 almude and contains 1.156 L ≈ 1.222 qt(US) (liquid) ≈ 1.017 qt(Imp) [3]
The unit is still used in Brazil by the agricultural sector, mainly in the cotton and cattle business. The modern metric arroba used in these countries in everyday life is defined as 15 kilograms (33 lb).
These include gallons inches, feet, miles, pounds (note the Spanish pound is also used) and ounces. [2] Gasoline and diesel fuel are sold by the US gallon. Some food items such as meat, sugar and coffee are sold by the pound. [4] Display sizes for screens on television sets and computer monitors have their diagonal measured in inches.
It was used in the archaic system of old Spanish land grants affecting Texas and parts of adjoining states and this use of league is used throughout the Texas Constitution. A common Texas land grant size, discussed in James A. Michener 's Texas , was a " labor and a league": a labor of good riparian land and a (square) league of land away from ...
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The Diccionario de la lengua española [a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited, and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.
The fallout from Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales' unsolicited postgame kiss continued Tuesday when a government official called for his resignation.