quartà

Catalan

Etymology

From quart +‎ -à.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kwərˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kwaɾˈta]

Noun

quartà m (plural quartans)

1. (historical) a dry measure equal to four picotins or approximately 6 litres
2. (historical) a liquid measure equal to eight porrons or approximately 7.5 litres
3. (historical) any of various coins with the value of one quarter of a real

Further reading

• “quartà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.