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quarta

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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.

noun quartas

historical A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
historical A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.
Similar: quarter, quarter-pound

Similar: Portuguese quart, quart

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@misc{quarta_2026,
  title = {quarta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quarta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}