quartilho

English

Etymology

From Portuguese quartilho, from quarto (“fourth”) + -ilho (“-elle: forming diminutives”), in reference to its size being one-fourth the canada. Doublet of cuartillo and cuartilla.

Noun

quartilho (plural quartilhos)

1. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, varying in size between 350 and 530 mL.

Synonyms

• Portuguese pint, Portuguese quart, pint (in Portuguese contexts)

Coordinate terms

• (traditional unit of liquid volume): canada (4 quartilhos), pot (24 quartilhos), almude (48 quartilhos)

Portuguese

Etymology

From quarto (“fourth”) +‎ -ilho (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish cuartillo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [kwahˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [kwahˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kwaɾˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kwaʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [kwaχˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaɻˈt͡ʃi.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐɾˈti.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -iʎu
• Hyphenation: quar‧ti‧lho

Noun

quartilho m (plural quartilhos)

1. (measure) synonym of pinto, an English and American unit of liquid volume equal to 473, 551, or 568 mL
2. (measure, slang, Portugal) half-liter, an unofficial unit of liquid volume equal to 500 mL
3. (historical, measure) quartilho, Portuguese pint, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 350–530 mL depending on the area of Portugal

Coordinate terms

• (traditional unit of liquid volume): canada (4 quartilhos), pote (24 quartilhos), almude (48 quartilhos)

Further reading

• “quartilho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “quartilho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025