A unit of weight used in India and East Asia, equal to about one-sixteenth of a pound or approximately 56 grams.
From Hindi 'chhatāk,' derived from Sanskrit 'chataka.' This term was used throughout the Indian subcontinent and adopted by English traders and administrators.
The chittack is a ghost of global trade—this unit shows how Indian weight measurements became standardized through colonial commerce, and traces of it still appear in spice weights and traditional Indian recipes.
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