Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuartilla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cuar-tilla
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.

noun

A former Mexican coin, equal to a quarter-real.

Etymology

From Spanish cuartilla, from cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo and quartilho.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: cuartilla, quartus

Inflected Forms

cuartillas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cuartillo (1⁄12 cuartilla) medio (1⁄6 cuartilla) celemin (1⁄3 cuartilla) cuarto (2 cuartillas) fanega (4 cuartillas) saco (8 cuartillas) carga (16 cuartillas) cahiz (48 cuartillas)

Synonyms

half-cuarto quarter-fanega quarter-bushel

Questions

What does cuartilla mean?: A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
Where does cuartilla come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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