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English
Etymology
( unit of measure ) : From Spanish cuarto ( “ quarter- sack ” ) , from Latin quartus ( “ fourth , quarter ” ) . Doublet of quart , quarter , and cuarta , etc.
Noun
cuarto (plural cuartos )
( historical ) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure , equivalent to about 27.8 L .
( historical ) A former Spanish coin (until 1866), worth one eighth of a real .
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Asturian
Adjective
cuarto
neuter of cuartu
Galician
Cuarto of a traditional Galician house
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese quarto , from Latin quartus . Doublet of carto .
Pronunciation
Noun
cuarto m (plural cuartos )
bedroom
Synonym: dormitorio
( by extension ) any room of a house
Synonyms: estancia , peza
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Noun
cuarto m (plural cuartos )
fourth ; quarter ( one of four equal parts of a whole )
Synonym: cuartel
fourth ( person or thing in the fourth position )
Adjective
cuarto (feminine cuarta , masculine plural cuartos , feminine plural cuartas )
fourth
References
“quarto ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “quarto ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “cuarto ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “cuarto ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “cuarto ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin quartus . Doublet of cuarta . The sense of room is after a common division of houses (4 or 5 sections). As a unit of English measure, calque of English quart . Compare English quarter .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkwaɾto/
Rhymes: -aɾto
Syllabification: cuar‧to
Adjective
cuarto (feminine cuarta , masculine plural cuartos , feminine plural cuartas )
( ordinal number ) fourth
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Noun
cuarto m (plural cuartos )
fourth ( in a series )
fourth , quarter ( one of four equal divisions of a whole )
quarter-hour ( one of four equal divisions of an hour )
( historical ) watch ( one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen )
( military ) watch ( one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols )
English or American quart ( a unit of liquid measure equal to 1 ⁄ 4 galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L )
( historical ) cuarto , quarter- sack ( a traditional unit of dry measure equal to 1 ⁄ 4 saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L )
quarter ( one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds )
( historical ) quarter ( one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display )
Synonyms: media fanega , media
( sewing ) quarter ( one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment )
( astronomy ) quarter ( one of the four main phases of a heavenly body as it waxes and wanes in the sky )
cuarto creciente ― first quarter
cuarto menguante ― last quarter
( genealogy ) line , lineage ( any of the four main lines of ancestry through one's various grandparents )
quarters ( various structures used for dwelling )
Synonym of sala ( “ room ” )
Synonym of habitación ( “ bedroom ” )
Synonym of piso ( “ apartment ” )
watch , shift ( the time that a soldier, guard, police, etc. spends on patrol )
lot ( a piece of real estate, especially one of the divisions of a large piece of land being put to sale )
service ( particularly to a king or queen )
cuarto militar de su majestad Bob VII.military service to His Majesty Bob VII
( chiefly in the plural ) well-proportioned limbs ( especially in discussion of art and horses )
( historical ) cuarto ( a former copper Spanish coin )
( Andalusian, Dominican Republic , slang , in the plural ) Synonym of dinero ( “ money ” )
( slang , in the plural ) Synonym of dinero ( “ a fortune ” )
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( English unit of liquid volume ) : onza ( 1 ⁄ 32 cuarto) , gill ( 1 ⁄ 8 cuarto) , pinta ( 1 ⁄ 2 cuarto) , galón ( 4 cuartos ) , barril ( 126 cuartos )
( Spanish unit of dry volume ) : cuartillo ( 1 ⁄ 24 cuarto) , medio ( 1 ⁄ 12 cuarto) , celemín ( 1 ⁄ 6 cuarto) , cuartilla ( 1 ⁄ 2 cuarto) , fanega ( 2 cuartos ) , saco ( 4 cuartos ) , carga ( 8 cuartos ) , cahíz ( 24 cuartos )
( former coin ) : maravedí ( de vellón, 1 ⁄ 4 cuarto )
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