quirate

Galician

Etymology

From Arabic قِيرَاط‎ (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).

Noun

quirate m (plural quirates)

  1. carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams)
  2. carat (measure of the purity of gold)

References
  • “quirate” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
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