quartilho
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese quartilho, from quarto (“fourth”) + -ilho (“-elle: forming diminutives”), in reference to its size being one-fourth the canada. Doublet of cuartillo and cuartilla.
Noun
editquartilho (plural quartilhos)
- (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, varying in size between 350 and 530 mL.
Synonyms
edit- Portuguese pint, Portuguese quart, pint (in Portuguese contexts)
Coordinate terms
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editFrom quarto (“fourth”) + -ilho (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish cuartillo.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: quar‧ti‧lho
Noun
editquartilho m (plural quartilhos)
- (measure) Synonym of pinto, an English and American unit of liquid volume equal to 473, 551, or 568 mL
- (measure, slang, Portugal) half-liter, an unofficial unit of liquid volume equal to 500 mL
- (historical, measure) quartilho, Portuguese pint, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 350–530 mL depending on the area of Portugal
Coordinate terms
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- en:Units of measure
- en:Portugal
- en:Brazil
- en:Four
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ilho
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- Portuguese nouns
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- pt:Units of measure
- pt:Four