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Spanish
Etymology
From cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -ón (-oon: forming related nouns), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Portuguese quarta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwaɾteˈɾon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: cuar‧te‧rón
Noun
cuarterón m (plural cuarterones, feminine cuarterona, feminine plural cuarteronas)
- (historical) cuarteron, Spanish quarter-pound (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 115 g)
- Synonym: panilla
- (chiefly historical) quadroon (a person who is three-quarters white, having one Native American or black grandparent)
- Synonym: castizo
Coordinate terms
- (unit of mass): onza (1⁄4 cuarterón), marco (2 cuarteróns), libra (4 cuarteróns)
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