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noun, masculine

cuarterón

/kwaɾteˈɾon/

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.

cuarterón — Spanish Dictionary | Passage