cuarta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cuarta (“fourth”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarto, &c. === Noun === cuarta (plural cuartas) (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured. Synonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional Spanish unit of length == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾta/ [ˈkwaɾ.t̪a] Rhymes: -aɾta Syllabification: cuar‧ta === Adjective === cuarta feminine singular of cuartu == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾta/ [ˈkwaɾ.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -aɾta Hyphenation: cuar‧ta === Adjective === cuarta feminine singular of cuarto === Noun === cuarta f (plural cuartas) (historical) synonym of palmo, traditional unit of length == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuəɾˠt̪ˠə/ === Noun === cuarta f inflection of cuairt: plural used with numerals variant genitive singular === Mutation === == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾta/ [ˈkwaɾ.t̪a] Rhymes: -aɾta Syllabification: cuar‧ta === Etymology 1 === From cuerda (“cord”). ==== Noun ==== cuarta f (plural cuartas) (Cuba, Puerto Rico) synonym of disciplina (a hemp whip resembling a cat-o'-nine-tails) (Mexico) synonym of látigo (a short horse whip) ===== Descendants ===== → English: quirt === Etymology 2 === From cuarto (“one-fourth, a fourth, a quarter”). Doublet of cuarto. As a Galician measure, partially from Galician cuarta. Cognate with Galician cuarta. ==== Noun ==== cuarta f (plural cuartas) fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) (card games) quatorze (set of four similar cards in piquet) (Catholicism) synonym of cuarta funeral (the right of a church to part of the payment for its parishioners' funeral and mass services when held elsewhere) (military) battalion (particularly a battalion forming exactly one-fourth of a company) (historical) quadrant (an astronomical tool) (historical) cuarta, quarter-ferrado (a Galician unit of dry measure equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured) (historical) synonym of palmo, quarter-vara (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 20.8 cm) (historical) cuarta (a former measure of lumber, indicating a 9×9 inch beam varying in length from 11–25 pies (“feet”) at different places and times) (historical) synonym of cuartera (a former measure of lumber, indicating an 8×8 inch beam 15 feet long) (historical) synonym of encuarte (a former form of emergency assistance, the additional fee for irregularly shaped stone or wood) fourth (the fourth in position) (music) fourth (a musical interval of five semitones or four degrees of the diatonic scale) (music) fourth (the string fourth across from another) (automotive) fourth (the fourth gear of a transmission) compass point (particularly in a 32-part division) (Philippines) money (Andalusia) guide mule (for horsedrawn vehicles) ==== Adjective ==== cuarta f sg feminine singular of cuarto ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: kuwarta → Ilocano: kuarta → Tagalog: kuwarta === Further reading === “cuarto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === actuar