QUART
What does "QUART" mean?
A unit of liquid volume equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints.
Meanings
- A unit of liquid capacity equal to one fourth of a gallon (about 0.95 liters in the US). The recipe called for a quart of stock.
- A container holding this amount. He bought a quart of milk on the way home. informal
Did you know?
- A quart isn't one fixed amount: the US liquid quart holds about 0.946 liters, while the British imperial quart holds about 1.137 liters - so the same word names a noticeably bigger jug in the UK.
Word origin
From Old French 'quarte', from Latin 'quarta (pars)' meaning 'fourth part', from 'quattuor' meaning 'four' - because a quart is one quarter of a gallon.
Remember it
QUART hides 'QUARTer' - a quart is a quarter of a gallon.
A little poem
A fourth of the gallon, two pints to the brim-
the milk jug measures the morning out, even and trim.
couplet
Wordplay
- What do you call a quarter of a gallon that won't stop arguing its case? A quart in session.
What it teaches
Even a humble measure depends on where you stand: the same name can hold more or less across a border.
Quick facts
What does QUART mean?
A unit of liquid volume equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints.
Is QUART a valid word?
Yes — QUART is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is QUART?
QUART has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does QUART come from?
From Old French 'quarte', from Latin 'quarta (pars)' meaning 'fourth part', from 'quattuor' meaning 'four' - because a quart is one quarter of a gallon.
What can QUART teach us?
Even a humble measure depends on where you stand: the same name can hold more or less across a border.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.