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quartilho

quartilho noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, varying in size between 350 and 530 mL.

Noun

quartilho (plural quartilhos)

  1. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, varying in size between 350 and 530 mL.
    Synonyms:
    Portuguese pint, Portuguese quart, pint

Synonyms of quartilho

  • Portuguese pint
  • Portuguese quart
  • pint

Forms of quartilho

pluralquartilhos

Origin of quartilho

From Portuguese quartilho, from quarto (“fourth”) + -ilho (“-elle: forming diminutives”), in reference to its size being one-fourth the canada. Doublet of cuartillo and cuartilla.

Questions about quartilho

What does quartilho mean?
Quartilho means a traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, varying in size between 350 and 530 mL.
What part of speech is quartilho?
Quartilho is a noun.
What is the plural of quartilho?
The plural of quartilho is quartilhos.

Words near quartilho in the dictionary

  1. quartier
  2. quartiers
  3. quartile
  4. quartiled
  5. quartiles
  6. quartilho
  7. quartiling
  8. quartimax
  9. quartine
  10. quartines
  11. quarting

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