quadrone
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese quadrone.
Noun
quadrone c (plural quadronen, no diminutive)
- synonym of quarterone
References
- Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “quadrone”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
Italian
Etymology
Noun
quadrone m (plural quadroni)
- a square floor tile
- a square concrete or stone boulder used in sea defences/defenses
- a torch formed of four white candles joined together