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quartilho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quar-til-ho
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, varying in size between 350 and 530 mL.

Etymology

From Portuguese quartilho, from quarto (“fourth”) + -ilho (“-elle: forming diminutives”), in reference to its size being one-fourth the canada. Doublet of cuartillo and cuartilla.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

quartilhos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

canada (4 quartilhos) pot (24 quartilhos) almude (48 quartilhos)

Synonyms

Portuguese pint Portuguese quart pint

Questions

What does quartilho mean?
A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, varying in size between 350 and 530 mL.
Where does quartilho come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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