Meanings
plural quartas
- historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
- historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.
Synonyms: quarter, quarter-pound
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.
unit of volume
Origin
- Latinquartus“fourth”
- Portuguesequarta
- Englishquarta
From Portuguese quarta, from Latin quartus (“fourth”), q.v., in reference to the units making up one-fourth of the alqueire (“Portuguese bushel”) or arrantel (“Portuguese pound”). Doublet of quart, quater, and cuaderon.
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