qintar

noun

1. (plural)An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.
2. (plural)A unit of measure, which varies in value depending upon the product measured; for example, a qintar of cotton might be 160 kg of cotton, 50 kg of cotton lint; a qintar of lime, 65 kg.

   “For all its squalor qintars and qintars of gold dust are traded there.”

   “[…] who offered 190 piasters per year for rent, 20 piasters more than the other, plus half a qintar of pomegranates.”