"cuartillo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cuartillos [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{frac|1|48}} ¹⁄₄₈, {{bor|en|es|cuartillo||<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₄₈</small> Castilian bushel, &c.}} Spanish cuartillo (“¹⁄₄₈ Castilian bushel, &c.”), {{der|en|osp|quartillo|t=little fourth}} Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), {{der|en|la|quartus||one-fourth}} Latin quartus (“one-fourth”), {{doublet|en|cuartilla|quartilho}} Doublet of cuartilla and quartilho Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuartillo (plural cuartillos)
  1. (historical) A traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Four, Historical currencies, Units of measure 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)
    Sense id: en-cuartillo-en-noun-Whuo3GLB Disambiguation of Four: 36 12 4 27 21 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 36 9 16 24 15 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 37 13 2 28 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 9 2 30 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 6 3 15 10 10 4 1 13 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 5 2 16 10 10 4 1 14 5 10 Disambiguation of 'unit of dry volume': 68 32 0
  2. (historical) A traditional Castilian unit of liquid measure, equivalent to about 0.5 L. Tags: historical Coordinate_terms (unit of liquid volume): azumbre (4 cuartillos)
    Sense id: en-cuartillo-en-noun-oFiomp2D Disambiguation of 'unit of liquid volume': 32 68 0
  3. (historical) A former coin in Spain and parts of Latin America equal to a quarter-real. Tags: historical Categories (place): Spain Coordinate_terms (former coin): real (4 cuartillos), peso (32 cuartillos, in some contexts)
    Sense id: en-cuartillo-en-noun-rAiSmdqX Disambiguation of Spain: 24 9 37 16 14 Disambiguation of 'former coin': 5 3 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cuartillos [plural]
Etymology: From Galician cuartillo (“¹⁄₁₂₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), &c. Etymology templates: {{frac|1|120}} ¹⁄₁₂₀, {{bor|en|gl|cuartillo||<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₁₂₀</small> Galician bushel}} Galician cuartillo (“¹⁄₁₂₀ Galician bushel”), {{der|en|roa-opt|quartillo}} Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, {{der|en|osp|quartillo|t=little fourth}} Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuartillo (plural cuartillos)
  1. (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 0.5–0.75 L depending on the substance measured. Tags: historical
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  2. (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. Tags: historical Coordinate_terms (unit of area): cunca (2 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos)
    Sense id: en-cuartillo-en-noun-7uRv001c Disambiguation of 'unit of area': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (unit of volume): cunca (2 cuartillos), esca (12 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos), fanega (120 cuartillos)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'unit of volume': 51 49
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        "(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."
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