qintar

noun2

1. •
   An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.
2. •
   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. — 2002