Definition
An old French unit of length or measurement, used primarily in medieval commerce and land measurement.
Etymology
From Old French 'contoise,' possibly related to 'conte' (count) or derived from a place name. It was a standard measure in northern France.
Kelly Says
Before the metric system, France had over 700 different units of measurement—the 'contoise' was just one, and merchants had conversion charts like modern currency tables to trade across regions.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُقلّب
muqallib
BNবাংলা
পেটব্যঙ
pet-byong
CACatalà
contorsionista
kon-tor-see-on-is-ta
CSČeština
kontorsionista
kon-tor-zee-on-is-ta
DADansk
contorsionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
DEDeutsch
Contorsionist
kon-tor-zee-on-ist
ESEspañol
contorsionista
kon-tor-see-on-ee-sta
FAفارسی
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
FISuomi
contorsionisti
kon-tor-see-on-is-ti
FRFrançais
contorsionniste
kon-tor-syohn-neest
GUGU
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
HAHA
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
HIहिन्दी
पेटवर्ती
pet-var-tee
HUMagyar
contorsionista
kon-tor-see-on-is-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
penari contortion
pe-na-ree kon-tor-shon
IGIG
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
ITItaliano
contorsionista
kon-tor-see-on-ee-sta
KKKK
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
KMKM
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
MRMR
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
MSBahasa Melayu
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
NLNederlands
contorsionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
NONorsk
contorsionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
PAPA
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
PLPolski
contorsionista
kon-tor-see-on-is-ta
PTPortuguês
contorcionista
kon-tor-see-on-is-ta
RORomână
contorsionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
RUРусский
contorsionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
SVSvenska
contorsionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
SWKiswahili
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
THไทย
นักแสดงแอ็คชั่น
nak-d-chan ae-k-chon
TLTL
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
TRTürkçe
bükülme sanatçısı
byoo-kyoo-l-meh san-at-chih-si
UKУкраїнська
конторіс
kon-to-ris
VITiếng Việt
nghệ sĩ contortion
nghe-si kon-tor-shon
YOYO
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist
ZUZU
contortionist
kon-tor-see-on-ist