English Explanatory Dictionary

cuartilla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
  2. A former Mexican coin, equal to a quarter-real.

Word forms

cuartilla cuartillas

Etymology

From Spanish cuartilla, from cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo and quartilho.

Synonyms

half-cuarto quarter-fanega quarter-bushel
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