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cuarta

/ˈkwaɾta/

noun, feminine/ˈkwaɾta/plural: cuartas

synonym of disciplina (a hemp whip resembling a cat-o'-nine-tails); synonym of látigo (a short horse whip)

Synonyms: disciplina, látigo

From cuerda (“cord”).

noun, feminine/ˈkwaɾta/plural: cuartas

fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of some whole); fourth (the fourth in position); compass point (particularly in a 32-part division); money; guide mule (for horsedrawn vehicles)

Synonyms: cuarta funeral, palmo, quarter-vara, cuartera, encuarte

From cuarto (“one-fourth, a fourth, a quarter”). Doublet of cuarto. As a Galician measure, partially from Galician cuarta. Cognate with Galician cuarta.

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