petricó
Catalan
Etymology
Perhaps ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, the zero-grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).
Pronunciation
Noun
petricó m (plural petricons)
- a unit of fluid measure, equivalent to one quarter of a porró
- (informal) a unit of fluid measure, equivalent to one quarter of a litre
Further reading
- “petricó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “petricó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.