cuartilla

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.

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OriginSpanish cuartilla ← Latin quartus →
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Meanings

nouncuartilla (plural cuartillas)

plural cuartillas

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
half-cuartoquarter-fanegaquarter-bushel

Origin

  1. Latinquartus“fourth”
  2. Spanishcuartilla
  3. Englishcuartilla

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

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APA

cuartilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuartilla

MLA

“cuartilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuartilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuartilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuartilla.

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