tercio

1. third, one third

one of three equal parts

• Un tercio de ocho es menos de tres.One third of eight is less than three.
• He comido un tercio de la tarta.I have eaten one third of the cake.

2. small bottle of beer

Spain · a bottle containing about 33 centiliters

• Pidieron dos tercios de cerveza.They ordered two small bottles of beer.
• En España, un tercio suele tener 33 centilitros.In Spain, a small beer bottle usually contains 33 centiliters.

3. tercio, Spanish infantry unit

historical · a historical Spanish military unit

• El tercio luchó en Flandes.The tercio fought in Flanders.
• Los tercios españoles eran famosos en Europa.The Spanish tercios were famous in Europe.