quadrone

Dutch

Alternative forms

• quadroon

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese quadrone.

Noun

quadrone c (plural quadronen, no diminutive)

1. synonym of quarterone

References

• Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “quadrone”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

Italian

Etymology

From quadro +‎ -one.

Noun

quadrone m (plural quadroni)

1. a square floor tile
2. a square concrete or stone boulder used in sea defences/defenses
3. a torch formed of four white candles joined together

Anagrams

• quaderno