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cuartilla

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish cuartilla, from cuarto and cuarta (fourth, quarter) + -illa (-elle: forming diminutives), from Latin quartus (fourth). Doublet of cuartillo and quartilho.

Noun

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cuartilla (plural cuartillas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
  2. (historical) A former Mexican coin, equal to a quarter-real.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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  • (unit of dry volume): cuartillo (112 cuartilla), medio (16 cuartilla), celemin (13 cuartilla), cuarto (2 cuartillas), fanega (4 cuartillas), saco (8 cuartillas), carga (16 cuartillas), cahiz (48 cuartillas)
  • (former Mexican coin): real (4 cuartillas), peso (32 cuartillas)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From cuarto and cuarta (fourth, quarter) +‎ -illa (-elle: forming diminutives), from Latin quartus (fourth). Doublet of cuartillo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kwaɾˈtiʝa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kwaɾˈtiʎa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kwaɾˈtiʃa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kwaɾˈtiʒa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: cuar‧ti‧lla

Noun

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cuartilla f (plural cuartillas)

  1. A5 (a paper size)
  2. (historical) cuartilla, half-cuarto, quarter-fanega (a traditional unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L)
  3. (historical) cuartilla, quarter-real (a former Mexican coin)
  4. pastern (of a horse)

Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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  • English: cuartilla

Further reading

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