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cuarto.

fourth

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkwaɾto/[ˈkwaɾ.t̪o]
  1. fourth

    numeral · ordinal
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈkwaɾto/[ˈkwaɾ.t̪o]
  1. fourth (in a series)

    masculine
  2. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour)

    masculine
  3. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) watch (one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen)

    historical · masculine
  4. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) watch (one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols)

    masculine
  5. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) English or American quart (a unit of liquid measure equal to ¹⁄₄ galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L)

    masculine
  6. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) cuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to ¹⁄₄ saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L)

    historical · masculine
  7. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds)

    masculine
  8. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display)

    historical · masculine
  9. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter (one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment)

    masculine
  10. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter (one of the four main phases of a heavenly body as it waxes and wanes in the sky)

    masculine
    cuarto creciente
    cuarto menguante
  11. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) line, lineage (any of the four main lines of ancestry through one's various grandparents)

    masculine
  12. quarters (various structures used for dwelling) synonym of sala (“room”)

    masculine
  13. quarters (various structures used for dwelling) synonym of habitación (“bedroom”)

    masculine
  14. quarters (various structures used for dwelling) synonym of piso (“apartment”)

    masculine
  15. watch, shift (the time that a soldier, guard, police, etc. spends on patrol)

    masculine
  16. lot (a piece of real estate, especially one of the divisions of a large piece of land being put to sale)

    masculine
  17. service (particularly to a king or queen)

    masculine
    cuarto militar de su majestad Bob VII.
  18. well-proportioned limbs (especially in discussion of art and horses)

    in-plural · masculine
  19. cuarto (a former copper Spanish coin)

    historical · masculine
  20. synonym of dinero (“money”)

    Andalusia · Dominican-Republic · in-plural · masculine · slang
  21. synonym of dinero (“a fortune”)

    in-plural · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

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.

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