cuarto

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cuarto

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(unit of measure): From Spanish cuarto (“quarter-sack”), from Latin quartus (“fourth, quarter”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarta, etc.

noun cuartos

historical A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L.
Similar: quarter-sack, half-fanega, half-bushel
historical A former Spanish coin (until 1866), worth one eighth of a real.

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@misc{cuarto_2026,
  title = {cuarto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuarto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}