tercio

/ˈteɾθjo/ · B2 · adj

third, one of three equal parts

🍺 tercio = ter- (three, as in tertiary) + -cio: one of three parts

Spanish tercio comes from Latin tertius, 'third', the same root as English tertiary and tercet. A tercio of beer is a small 0.33 L bottle, roughly a third of a liter.

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