quart

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• Four successive cards of the same suit.
• A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

Origin

• From French quart, from Latin quartus. Cognate with Spanish cuarto ("quarter; room, quarters").