quart

Meaning

Noun

1. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
2. Four successive cards of the same suit.
3. (obsolete) A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
4. The fourth defensive position; quarte.

Adj

Safe, sound; healthy.

Adj

1. (dialectal) Transverse.
2. (dialectal) Contentious or quarrelsome.

Adv

Crosswise; across.

Verb

To thwart.

Synonyms

dry quart

fourth

4th

pint

q

cup

gallon

Translations

cuarto de galón

Quart

cuarta

quarto

4th

galonun dörtte biri

كوارت

quart de galó

pinte

quart

4th

رُبَع غَالُون

τέταρτο γαλονιού

τέταρτο του γαλονιού

litre

-en

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwɔːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: quart

Cognate with Spanish: cuarto

In summary

From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”).