quarteró

Catalan

Etymology

From quarter +‎ -ó.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kwər.təˈɾo]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kwaɾ.teˈɾo]

Adjective

quarteró (feminine quarterona, masculine plural quarterons, feminine plural quarterones)

(dated) quadroon

Noun

quarteró m (plural quarterons, feminine quarterona)

(dated) quadroon (person of three-quarters white and one-quarter Black ancestry)

Noun

quarteró m (plural quarterons)

A unit of mass equivalent to one quarter of a rova or 2.6 kilograms.
A dry measure of varying capacity.

Further reading

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

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