cuartilla
English
Etymology
From Spanish cuartilla, from cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo and quartilho.
Noun
cuartilla (plural cuartillas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
- (historical) A former Mexican coin, equal to a quarter-real.
Synonyms
- half-cuarto, quarter-fanega, quarter-bushel (Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms
- (unit of dry volume): cuartillo (1/12 cuartilla), medio (⅙ cuartilla), celemin (⅓ cuartilla), cuarto (2 cuartillas), fanega (4 cuartillas), saco (8 cuartillas), carga (16 cuartillas), cahiz (48 cuartillas)
- (former Mexican coin): real (4 cuartillas), peso (32 cuartillas)
Spanish
Etymology
From cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kwaɾˈtiʝa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kwaɾˈtiʎa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kwaɾˈtiʃa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kwaɾˈtiʒa/ [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa
- Syllabification: cuar‧ti‧lla
Noun
cuartilla f (plural cuartillas)
- A5, a paper size
- (historical) cuartilla, half-cuarto, quarter-fanega, a traditional unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L
- (historical) cuartilla, quarter-real, a former Mexican coin
- pastern, of a horse
Coordinate terms
- (unit of dry volume): cuartillo (1/12 cuartilla), medio (⅙ cuartilla), celemín (⅓ cuartilla), cuarto (2 cuartillas), fanega (4 cuartillas), saco (8 cuartillas), carga (16 cuartillas), cahíz (48 cuartillas)
Descendants
- → English: cuartilla
Further reading
- “cuartilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014