cuarto.
fourth
Meaning & usage
fourth
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.
fourth (in a series)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour)
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)
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)
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)
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)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds)
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)
fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) quarter (one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment)
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)
cuarto creciente
cuarto menguante
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)
quarters (various structures used for dwelling) synonym of sala (“room”)
quarters (various structures used for dwelling) synonym of habitación (“bedroom”)
quarters (various structures used for dwelling) synonym of piso (“apartment”)
watch, shift (the time that a soldier, guard, police, etc. spends on patrol)
lot (a piece of real estate, especially one of the divisions of a large piece of land being put to sale)
service (particularly to a king or queen)
cuarto militar de su majestad Bob VII.
well-proportioned limbs (especially in discussion of art and horses)
cuarto (a former copper Spanish coin)
synonym of dinero (“money”)
synonym of dinero (“a fortune”)
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.