quirate
Galician
Etymology
From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).
Noun
quirate m (plural quirates)
- carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams)
- carat (measure of the purity of gold)
References
- “quirate” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.