noun, masculine/kwaɾteˈɾon/plural: cuarterones
cuarteron, Spanish quarterpound (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 115 g); quadroon (a person who is three-quarters white, having one Native American or black grandparent)
Synonyms: panilla, castizo
From cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -ón (-oon: forming related nouns), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Portuguese quarta.