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quartino

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See also: quartìno

English

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Etymology

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From Italian quartino.

Noun

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quartino (plural quartinos)

  1. A carafe that can hold a quarter of a litre of wine.
    • 2009 August 2, Alice Gabriel, “Keeping It Simple, With an Eye on Tradition”, in New York Times[1]:
      We settled for quartinos of serviceable Chianti ($8.75) and pinot grigio ($8).

Italian

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Noun

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quartino m (plural quartini)

  1. quarter litre (especially of wine)
  2. (music) small clarinet

Anagrams

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Neapolitan

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Etymology

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From quarto (apartment) +‎ -ino (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Naples) IPA(key): [kwarˈtiːnə]

Noun

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quartino m

  1. (small) apartment

Synonyms

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