petricó

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, the zero-grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.tɾiˈko]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pe.tɾiˈko]

Noun

petricó m (plural petricons)

1. a unit of fluid measure, equivalent to one quarter of a porró
2. (informal) a unit of fluid measure, equivalent to one quarter of a litre

Further reading

• “petricó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “petricó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025