cuartillo
Spanish, noun/kwaɾˈtiʝo/
cuartillo is spelled C-U-A-R-T-I-L-L-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 145,755th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuartillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cuartillo, quarter-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 1.2 L)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre que se le daba en Venezuela a una moneda de níquel equivalente a la octava parte del Bolívar”.
What does cuartillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecuartillo, quarter-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 1.2 L)
- 2
masculinecuartillo, quarter-azumbre (a traditional unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.5 L)
- 3
masculinecuartillo, quarter-real (a former coin or unit of account in Spain and parts of Latin America)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Medida de capacidad de líquidos antigua, que era la cuarta parte de un azumbre, y equivalía a 0,50125 litros. 2. Nombre que se le daba en Venezuela a una moneda de níquel equivalente a la octava parte del Bolívar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cuartillo
- cuartillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuartillo?
- /kwaɾˈtiʝo/
- [kwaɾˈt̪i.ʝo]
- [kwaɾˈt̪iʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cuartillo in Spanish?
cuartillo appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).