CANTAR

{ Can″tar (?), ‖Can‐tar″ro (?), } n. [[It. cantaro (in sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).]] 1. 1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.
2. 2. A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to four gallons. Simmonds.