Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine) quarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood
  2. (France, in-plural, masculine) impoverished neighbourhood, often suburban
  3. (masculine) piece, chunk; segment (of fruit), quarter (of beef)
  4. (masculine) quarter
  5. (dated, masculine) quarter, mercy

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaʁ.tje/
Etymology

In summary

From quart + -ier, possibly Medieval Latin quarterium, compare also Latin quartārium; cognate with Italian quartiere.

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