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quarta

quarta noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.

Noun

quarta (plural quartas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
  2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.

Synonyms of quarta

Forms of quarta

pluralquartas

Origin of quarta

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.

Questions about quarta

What does quarta mean?
Quarta means a traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
What part of speech is quarta?
Quarta is a noun.
What is the plural of quarta?
The plural of quarta is quartas.

Words near quarta in the dictionary

  1. quars
  2. quart
  3. quart pot
  4. quart-pot
  5. quart-pots
  6. quarta
  7. quartal
  8. quartals
  9. quartan
  10. quartana
  11. quartanary

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