cuarto

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L.

Similar
quarter-sackhalf-fanegahalf-bushel
OriginSpanish cuarto ← Latin quartus →
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Meanings

nouncuarto (plural cuartos)

plural cuartos

  1. historicalA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L.

    Synonyms: quarter-sack, half-fanega, half-bushel

  2. historicalA former Spanish coin (until 1866), worth one eighth of a real.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L.

Similar
quarter-sackhalf-fanegahalf-bushel
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Origin

  1. Latinquartus“fourth, quarter”
  2. Spanishcuarto“quarter-sack”
  3. Englishcuarto

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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