quarto — meaning in English

English meaning

• bedroom noun A room used mainly for sleeping.
• chamber noun A room, especially a formal or private one, such as in a palace, court, or legislative building.
• fourth adj Coming after the third in a sequence; the ordinal form of four.
• quart noun A unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints.
• quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
• room noun A separate enclosed space within a building, with its own walls, floor, and ceiling.
• watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

quarto is used for these senses in English:

• bedroom A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
• chamber A room or set of rooms, particularly:
• fourth The ordinal form of the number four.
• fourth (in the singular) The person or thing in the fourth position.
• quart 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.
• quarter (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
• room (archaic) A particular portion of space. [from 11th c.]
• room (countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. [from 15th c.]

chamber — full definition

1. noun A room, especially a formal or private one, such as in a palace, court, or legislative building.
2. noun An enclosed space or cavity, such as in a gun or a piece of machinery.
3. verb To load a round of ammunition into the firing position of a gun.

Related Portuguese words