cuartillo
English
Etymology 1
From Spanish cuartillo (“1/48 Castilian bushel, &c.”), from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”) in reference to its forming a fourth celemin, from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuartilla and quartilho.
Noun
cuartillo (plural cuartillos)
- (historical) A traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L.
- (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.
Coordinate terms
- (unit of dry volume): medio (2 cuartillos), celemin (4 cuartillos), cuartilla (12 cuartillos), hemina (20 cuartillos), cuarto (24 cuartillos), fanega (48 cuartillos), saco (96 cuartillos), carga (192 cuartillos), cahiz (576 cuartillos)
- (unit of liquid volume): azumbre (4 cuartillos)
- (former coin): real (4 cuartillos), peso (32 cuartillos, in some contexts)
Etymology 2
From Galician cuartillo (“1/120 Galician bushel”), from Old Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), &c.
Noun
cuartillo (plural cuartillos)
- (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.
Coordinate terms
- (unit of volume): cunca (2 cuartillos), esca (12 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos), fanega (120 cuartillos)
- (unit of area): cunca (2 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos)
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Named for its relation to the celamín of grain. Cognate with Spanish cuartillo and Portuguese quartilho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwaɾˈtiʎo̝/
Noun
cuartillo m (plural cuartillos)
- (historical) cuartillo, a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 0.5–0.75 L depending on the substance measured
- (historical) cuartillo, a traditional unit of land area reckoned as the amount of land that can be sown with a cuartillo of seed, varying from 2.5–30 m² in different parts of Galicia
- (historical) Synonym of neto, a traditional unit of liquid measure
Coordinate terms
- (unit of volume): cunca (2 cuartillos), escá (12 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos), fanega (120 cuartillos)
- (unit of area): cunca (2 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos)
References
- “quartill” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “cuartillo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cuartillo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cuartillo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Equivalent to cuarto (“fourth”) + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of cuartilla. Cognate with Galician cuartillo and Portuguese quartilho.
Noun
cuartillo m (plural cuartillos)
- (historical) cuartillo, quarter-celemin, a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 1.2 L
- (historical) cuartillo, quarter-azumbre, a traditional unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.5 L
- (historical) cuartillo, quarter-real, a former coin or unit of account in Spain and parts of Latin America
Coordinate terms
- (unit of dry volume): medio (2 cuartillos), celemín (4 cuartillos), cuartilla (12 cuartillos), hemina (20 cuartillos), cuarto (24 cuartillos), fanega (48 cuartillos), saco (96 cuartillos), carga (192 cuartillos), cahíz (576 cuartillos)
- (unit of liquid volume): azumbre (4 cuartillos)
- (former coin): real (4 cuartillos), peso (32 cuartillos, in some contexts)
Derived terms
- andar a tres menos cuartillo
- ir de cuartillo
Further reading
- “cuartillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014