Another sense of the word is "quarter".
In Spain, a unit of mass = ¼ libra, about 0.12 kilograms.
In Mexico, 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of dry capacity, = 25 liters (about 0.71 U.S. bushels).
United Nations, 1966.
In Spain, a unit of capacity, = one hundreth of an arroba menor, about 0.126 liters (about 0.133 U.S. liquid quart). Also called a copa.
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