cuartillo
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cuartillo¹
Where it comes from
From Spanish cuartillo (“¹⁄₄₈ Castilian bushel, &c.”), from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”) in reference to its forming a fourth celemin, from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuartilla and quartilho.
noun cuartillos
- A traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L.
- A traditional Castilian unit of liquid measure, equivalent to about 0.5 L.
- A former coin in Spain and parts of Latin America equal to a quarter-real.
cuartillo²
Where it comes from
From Galician cuartillo (“¹⁄₁₂₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), &c.
noun cuartillos
- A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 0.5–0.75 L depending on the substance measured.
- A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a cuartillo of seed, varying from 2.5–30 m² in different parts of Galicia.
Talk about this word "cuartillo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cuartillo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cuartillo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cuartillo "cuartillo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cuartillo.Cite this
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title = {cuartillo},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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