Quart
/kwɔːrt/noun
A unit of liquid capacity equal to one quarter of a gallon.
Did you know?Quart, quarter, and quartet all descend from the same Latin root for “four,” showing how a simple counting word became a unit of measure, a fraction, and even a musical group.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
quartus
“fourth”
Old French
Old French
quarte
“a fourth part; a quarter measure”
Middle English
English
quart
“a quarter of a gallon or other measure”
Modern English
English
quart
“a unit of liquid capacity equal to one quarter of a gallon”