quintà

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin quīntānus (“five by five”), from quīntus (“fifth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [kinˈta]

Noun

quintà m (plural quintans)

1. A name for various kinds of fields depending on locality:
   1. A field next to a farmhouse.
   2. All cultivable fields of a farm or belonging to a particular farmer.
   3. A piece of land with two or more terrace fields or all cultivable terraces of a particular farm.
   4. A field covered in manure from overnighting livestock.

Related terms

• quintana

Further reading

• “quintà”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025