cuartilla
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish cuartilla, from cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo and quartilho.
Noun
editcuartilla (plural cuartillas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
- (historical) A former Mexican coin, equal to a quarter-real.
Synonyms
editCoordinate terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editFrom cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo.
Pronunciation
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- Syllabification: cuar‧ti‧lla
Noun
editcuartilla f (plural cuartillas)
- A5 (a paper size)
- (historical) cuartilla, half-cuarto, quarter-fanega (a traditional unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L)
- (historical) cuartilla, quarter-real (a former Mexican coin)
- pastern (of a horse)
Coordinate terms
edit- (unit of dry volume): cuartillo (1⁄12 cuartilla), medio (1⁄6 cuartilla), celemín (1⁄3 cuartilla), cuarto (2 cuartillas), fanega (4 cuartillas), saco (8 cuartillas), carga (16 cuartillas), cahíz (48 cuartillas)
Descendants
edit- → English: cuartilla
Further reading
edit- “cuartilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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