cuarta

noun — 2 senses

cuarta

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Spanish cuarta (“fourth”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarto, &c.

1

Historical A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.

2

Historical Synonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional Spanish unit of length

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.