quilate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish and Portuguese quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”). Doublet of carat.
Noun[edit]
quilate (plural quilates)
- (historical) Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (unit of mass): grao (1⁄4 quilate), vintem (9⁄16 quilate), escropulo (6 quilates), oitava (18 quilates), onça (144 quilates)
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quilate m (plural quilates)
- carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams)
- carat (measure of the purity of gold)
References[edit]
- “quilate” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: qui‧la‧te
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ),[1] from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).[2] Cognate with Galician and Spanish quilate.
Noun[edit]
quilate m (plural quilates)
- metric carat, unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equal to 200 mg
- (historical) carat, traditional unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to about 199 mg
- carat, 24-part measure of the purity of gold
- (figurative) excellence, superlative quality
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (unit of mass): grão (1⁄4 quilate), vintém (5⁄16 quilate), escrópulo (6 quilates), oitava (18 quilates), onça (144 quilates)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
quilate
- inflection of quilatar:
References[edit]
- ^ “quilate” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “quilate” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).
Noun[edit]
quilate m (plural quilates)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Tagalog: kilatis
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
quilate
- inflection of quilatar:
Further reading[edit]
- “quilate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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