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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwarto
"Dividió el pastel en cuatro cuartos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
"She cut the cake into four equal quarters." - 2
A period of three months, making one quarter of a year, often used in finance and education.
"The company reported higher profits in the final quarter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'quartus' meaning 'fourth', via Old French 'quartier' and Middle English 'quarter'. Historically used to denote a fourth part of a whole, such as a fraction of time, currency, or geographical division.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quarter" is said worldwide
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quart
Transliteration: kar
"Il a partagé la pomme en quatre quarts."
Viertel
Transliteration: fiertel
"Sie schnitt den Kuchen in vier Viertel."
quarto
Transliteration: kwarto
"Ho diviso la torta in quattro parti."
cuarto
Transliteration: kwarto
"Dividió el pastel en cuatro cuartos."
quarto
Transliteration: kwartu
"Ele cortou a pizza em quatro pedaços."
चौथाई
Transliteration: chauthai
"उसने सेब को चार चौथाई हिस्सों में काटा।"
四分之一
Transliteration: sì fēn zhī yī
"她把蛋糕切成了四个部分。"
4분기
Transliteration: sam bun-gi
Script: 사분일
"케이크를 네 등분으로 나누었습니다."
4等分
Transliteration: yon-toubun
Script: 四等分された
"ピザを4等分された。"
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