"cuarteron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cuarterons [plural], cuarterón [alternative]
Etymology: From Spanish cuarterón, from cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -ón (forming related nouns). Doublet of quadroon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cuarterón}} Spanish cuarterón, {{suffix|es|cuarto|ón|nocat=1|pos2=forming related nouns|t1=one-fourth}} cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -ón (forming related nouns), {{doublet|en|quadroon}} Doublet of quadroon Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuarteron (plural cuarterons)
  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 115 g. Tags: historical Synonyms: panilla, Spanish quarter-pound (english: Spanish contexts) Coordinate_terms (unit of mass): onza (alt: ¼ cuarterón), marco (2 cuarterons), libra (4 cuarterons)
    Sense id: en-cuarteron-en-noun-EIU-5mMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Four, Units of measure

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