quarteron

English

Noun

quarteron (plural quarterons)

Obsolete form of quadroon.
(obsolete) A quarter; especially, a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
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Anagrams

no quarter

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/

Etymology 1

From Spanish cuarterón.

Noun

quarteron m (plural quarterons, feminine quarteronne)

quadroon

Etymology 2

From quartier +‎ -on

Noun

quarteron m (plural quarterons)

quarter of a pound

Anagrams

arqueront, raqueront, tronquera

Further reading

“quarteron” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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