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cuarta

cuarta noun: a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.

Noun

cuarta (plural cuartas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.
  2. (historical) Synonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional Spanish unit of length
    Synonyms:
    palmo, quarter-vara

Synonyms of cuarta

Forms of cuarta

pluralcuartas

Origin of cuarta

Borrowed from Spanish cuarta (“fourth”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarto, &c.

Questions about cuarta

What does cuarta mean?
Cuarta means a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.
What part of speech is cuarta?
Cuarta is a noun.
What is the plural of cuarta?
The plural of cuarta is cuartas.

Words near cuarta in the dictionary

  1. cuam
  2. cuamil
  3. Cuando
  4. Cuanza
  5. cuapao
  6. cuarta
  7. Cuartas
  8. Cuartases
  9. Cuartero
  10. cuarteron
  11. cuarterons

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