English Explanatory Dictionary

cuarto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L.
  2. A former Spanish coin (until 1866), worth one eighth of a real.

Word forms

cuarto cuartos

Etymology

(unit of measure): From Spanish cuarto (“quarter-sack”), from Latin quartus (“fourth, quarter”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarta, etc.

Synonyms

quarter-sack half-fanega half-bushel
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