or CANTARO, an eastern weight, of different value in different places, equal at Acra in Turkey to 603 pounds, at Tunis and Tripoli to 114 pounds.

CANTAR is also an Egyptian weight, which is denominated a quintal, and consists of a hundred or of an hundred and fifty rotolos, according to the goods they are to weigh.

CANTARO is also an Egyptian weight, which at Naples is equivalent to 25 pounds, at Genoa to 150 pounds. At Leghorn there are three kinds of cantaro, one weighing 150 pounds, another 151, and a third 160 pounds.

CANTARO is also a Spanish liquid measure, in use especially at Alicant, containing three gallons.

CANTARO is also a measure of capacity, used at Cochinchina, containing four rubis, the rubi 32 rotolos.