quartino

See also: quartìno

English

Etymology

From Italian quartino.

Noun

quartino (plural quartinos)

  1. A carafe that can hold a quarter of a litre of wine.
    • 2009 August 2, Alice Gabriel, “Keeping It Simple, With an Eye on Tradition”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      We settled for quartinos of serviceable Chianti ($8.75) and pinot grigio ($8).

Italian

Noun

quartino m (plural quartini)

  1. quarter litre (especially of wine)
  2. (music) small clarinet

Anagrams

Neapolitan

Etymology

From quarto (“apartment”) +‎ -ino (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [kwarˈtiːnə]

Noun

quartino m

  1. (small) apartment

Synonyms

  • quartière
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