Meanings
cuartillo1
plural cuartillos
- historicalA traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L.
- historicalA traditional Castilian unit of liquid measure, equivalent to about 0.5 L.
cuartillo2
plural cuartillos
- historicalA traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 0.5–0.75 L depending on the substance measured.
Origin
cuartillo · noun
- Latinquartus“one-fourth”
- Old Spanishquartillo“little fourth”
- Spanishcuartillo“<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₄₈</small> Castilian bushel, &c.”
- Englishcuartillo
From Spanish cuartillo (“¹⁄₄₈ Castilian bushel, &c.”), from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”) in reference to its forming a fourth celemin, from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuartilla and quartilho.
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- Old Spanishquartillo“little fourth”
- Old Galician-Portuguesequartillo
- Galiciancuartillo“<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₁₂₀</small> Galician bushel”
- Englishcuartillo
From Galician cuartillo (“¹⁄₁₂₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), &c.
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cuartillo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuartillo
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