cuarta.
synonym of disciplina (a hemp whip resembling a cat-o'-nine-tails)
Meaning & usage
synonym of disciplina (a hemp whip resembling a cat-o'-nine-tails)
synonym of látigo (a short horse whip)
Where this word comes from
From cuerda (“cord”).
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) quatorze (set of four similar cards in piquet)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) synonym of cuarta funeral (the right of a church to part of the payment for its parishioners' funeral and mass services when held elsewhere)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) battalion (particularly a battalion forming exactly one-fourth of a company)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) quadrant (an astronomical tool)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) cuarta, quarter-ferrado (a Galician unit of dry measure equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) synonym of palmo, quarter-vara (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 20.8 cm)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) 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)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) synonym of cuartera (a former measure of lumber, indicating an 8×8 inch beam 15 feet long)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole) synonym of encuarte (a former form of emergency assistance, the additional fee for irregularly shaped stone or wood)
fourth (the fourth in position) fourth (a musical interval of five semitones or four degrees of the diatonic scale)
fourth (the fourth in position) fourth (the string fourth across from another)
fourth (the fourth in position) fourth (the fourth gear of a transmission)
compass point (particularly in a 32-part division)
money
guide mule (for horsedrawn vehicles)
Where this word comes from
From cuarto (“one-fourth, a fourth, a quarter”). Doublet of cuarto. As a Galician measure, partially from Galician cuarta. Cognate with Galician cuarta.
feminine singular of cuarto
Where this word comes from
From cuarto (“one-fourth, a fourth, a quarter”). Doublet of cuarto. As a Galician measure, partially from Galician cuarta. Cognate with Galician cuarta.
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