cuatro

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Etymology

Spanish cuatro

Noun

cuatro (plural cuatros)

1. (music) Any of several stringed instruments of Latino origin; a Venezuelan ukulele-like instrument with four strings; a Puerto Rican violin-like instrument with ten strings in five courses (most commonly).

Derived terms

• cuatrista

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

• actour, curato, turaco

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin quattuor.

Numeral

cuatro

1. four

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Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : cuatro     Ordinal : cuartu

Etymology

From Latin quattuor.

Numeral

cuatro (indeclinable)

1. four

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Spanish

Spanish cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : cuatro     Ordinal : cuarto     Multiplier : cuádruple

Etymology

From Old Spanish quatro, from Latin quattŭor (“four”), from Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognates include Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), French quatre, Old English feower (English four).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwatɾo/, [ˈkwat̪ɾo]
• Hyphenation: cua‧tro

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Numeral

cuatro

1. four

Noun

cuatro m (plural cuatros)

1. A four-stringed guitar with the first string a fifth below, instead of a fourth above, the second.

Related terms

• quattuor
• cuadrado

See also

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	siete
ocho	nueve	diez	sota	reina	rey	comodín

Anagrams

• caruto
• cuarto
• curato
• trauco