Definition of CUARTO

cuarto

Meanings

Plural: cuartos

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

half-bushel, half-fanega, quarter-sack

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