cuarta

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noun

A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.

Similar
palmoquarter-vara
OriginSpanish cuarta →
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Meanings

nouncuarta (plural cuartas)

plural cuartas

  1. historicalA traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.
  2. historicalSynonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional Spanish unit of length

    Synonyms: palmo, quarter-vara

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional Spanish unit of length

Similar
palmoquarter-vara
Also see
palmo

Origin

  1. Spanishcuarta“fourth”
  2. Englishcuarta

Borrowed from Spanish cuarta (“fourth”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarto, &c.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

taruca
Cite this entry
APA

cuarta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuarta

MLA

“cuarta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuarta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuarta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuarta.

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