terz [Maltese]

(Plural, terzi.) In Malta , ? – 20^th century, a unit of capacity. Literally translated, “one third.”¹

• For beer, wine, and spirits, = 2 imperial gills, approximately 0.2841 liters.
• For oil and milk, = 2¼ imperial gills, approximately 0.320 liters. (UN 1966)

1. Joseph Aquilina.
Teach Yourself Maltese.
London: English Universities Press, 1965.

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