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noun
A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L.
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noun
A former Mexican coin, equal to a quarter-real.
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Usage: historical
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History
From Spanish cuartilla, from cuarto and cuarta (“fourth, quarter”) + -illa (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“fourth”). Doublet of cuartillo and quartilho.
