Quilate
noun
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Noun
- 1 Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts. historical
Etymology
From Spanish and Portuguese quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”). Doublet of carat and ceratium.
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