quartà

Catalan

Etymology

From quart +‎ -à.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /kwəɾˈta/

(Central) IPA^(key): /kwərˈta/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kwaɾˈta/

Noun

quartà m (plural quartans)

(historical) a dry measure equal to four picotins or approximately 6 litres
(historical) a liquid measure equal to eight porrons or approximately 7.5 litres
(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.

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