quatre-quarts

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English

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Noun

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quatre-quarts (plural quatre-quarts)

  1. Alternative form of quatre quart

Noun

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quatre-quarts

  1. plural of quatre-quart

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, four quarters, as it is one quarter each of flour, sugar, butter and eggs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.tʁə.kaʁ/
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Noun

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quatre-quarts m (plural quatre-quarts)

  1. pound cake (dense yellow sponge)
    1. quatre quart: French pound cake
    2. English pound cake

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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  • gâteau quatre-quarts
  • quatre-quarts moelleux
  • gâteau quatre-quarts moelleux

Descendants

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  • English: quatre quart

Further reading

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