cuartillo

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== cuartillo (plural cuartillos) (historical) A traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L. (historical) A traditional Castilian unit of liquid measure, equivalent to about 0.5 L. (historical) A former coin in Spain and parts of Latin America equal to a quarter-real. ===== 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) (unit of liquid volume): azumbre (4 cuartillos) (former coin): real (4 cuartillos), peso (32 cuartillos, in some contexts) === Etymology 2 === From Galician cuartillo (“1⁄120 Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), &c. ==== Noun ==== cuartillo (plural cuartillos) (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 0.5–0.75 L depending on the substance measured. (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. ===== Coordinate terms ===== (unit of volume): cunca (2 cuartillos), esca (12 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos), fanega (120 cuartillos) (unit of area): cunca (2 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos) === Anagrams === cuatrillo == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Named for its relation to the celamín of grain. Cognate with Spanish cuartillo and Portuguese quartilho. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwaɾˈtiʎo̝/ === Noun === cuartillo m (plural cuartillos) (historical) cuartillo, a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 0.5–0.75 L depending on the substance measured (historical) cuartillo, a traditional unit of land area reckoned as the amount of land that can be sown with a cuartillo of seed, varying from 2.5–30 m² in different parts of Galicia (historical) synonym of neto, a traditional unit of liquid measure ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of volume): cunca (2 cuartillos), escá (12 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos), fanega (120 cuartillos) (unit of area): cunca (2 cuartillos), ferrado (24 cuartillos) === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cuartillo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuartillo”, 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), “cuartillo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuartillo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Equivalent to cuarto (“fourth”) +‎ -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of cuartilla. Cognate with Galician cuartillo and Portuguese quartilho. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: cuar‧ti‧llo === Noun === cuartillo m (plural cuartillos) (historical) cuartillo, quarter-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 1.2 L) (historical) cuartillo, quarter-azumbre (a traditional unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.5 L) (historical) cuartillo, quarter-real (a former coin or unit of account in Spain and parts of Latin America) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of dry volume): medio (2 cuartillos), celemín (4 cuartillos), cuartilla (12 cuartillos), hemina (20 cuartillos), cuarto (24 cuartillos), fanega (48 cuartillos), saco (96 cuartillos), carga (192 cuartillos), cahíz (576 cuartillos) (unit of liquid volume): azumbre (4 cuartillos) (former coin): real (4 cuartillos), peso (32 cuartillos, in some contexts) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cuartillo”, 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