Cuartillo
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cuartillo is a noun meaning (historical) A traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L.
Meaning
(historical) A traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L.
More Meanings
- (historical) A traditional Castilian unit of liquid measure, equivalent to about 0.5 L.
- (historical) A former coin in Spain and parts of Latin America equal to a quarter-real.
- (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 0.5–0.75 L depending on the substance measured.
- (historical) A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a cuartillo of seed, varying from 2.5–30 m² in different parts of Galicia.
Word Forms
- cuartillos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carga, copino, copin, panilla, pint, pulgada.
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