quilate

quilate

English

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط‎ (qīrāṭ, “carat”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”). Doublet of carat.

Noun

quilate (plural quilates)

1. (historical) Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.

Coordinate terms

• (unit of mass): grao (¹⁄₄ quilate), vintem (⁹⁄₁₆ quilate), escropulo (6 quilates), oitava (18 quilates), onça (144 quilates)

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Galician

Alternative forms

• quirate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiˈlatɪ]

Noun

quilate m (plural quilates)

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

References

• “quilate” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic قِيرَاط‎ (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion). Cognate with Galician and Spanish quilate.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈla.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈla.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈla.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈla.t(ɨ)/

• Hyphenation: qui‧la‧te

Noun

quilate m (plural quilates)

1. metric carat, unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equal to 200 mg
2. (historical) carat, traditional unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to about 199 mg
3. carat, 24-part measure of the purity of gold
4. (figurative) excellence, superlative quality

Coordinate terms

• (unit of mass): grão (¹⁄₄ quilate), vintém (⁵⁄₁₆ quilate), escrópulo (6 quilates), oitava (18 quilates), onça (144 quilates)

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlate/ [kiˈla.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: qui‧la‧te

Noun

quilate m (plural quilates)

1. karat, carat

Derived terms

• aquilatar

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kilatis

Verb

quilate

1. inflection of quilatar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “quilate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014