cuarto

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L.
  2. (historical) A former Spanish coin (until 1866), worth one eighth of a real.

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