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cuartilla

cuartilla noun: a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.

Noun

cuartilla (plural cuartillas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
  2. (historical) A former Mexican coin, equal to a quarter-real.

Synonyms of cuartilla

  • half-cuarto
  • quarter-fanega
  • quarter-bushel

Forms of cuartilla

pluralcuartillas

Origin of cuartilla

From Spanish cuartilla, from cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo and quartilho.

Questions about cuartilla

What does cuartilla mean?
Cuartilla means a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
What part of speech is cuartilla?
Cuartilla is a noun.
What is the plural of cuartilla?
The plural of cuartilla is cuartillas.

Words near cuartilla in the dictionary

  1. Cuartases
  2. Cuartero
  3. cuarteron
  4. cuarterons
  5. cuarteto
  6. cuartilla
  7. cuartillas
  8. cuartillo
  9. cuarto
  10. cuartos
  11. CUAS

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