English edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish cuatro. Doublet of four and quatre.

Noun edit

cuatro (plural cuatros)

  1. 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).

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Aragonese edit

Aragonese cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : cuatro

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin quattuor. Compare Catalan quatre.

Numeral edit

cuatro

  1. four

Asturian edit

Asturian cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : cuatro
    Ordinal : cuartu

Etymology edit

From Latin quattuor.

Numeral edit

cuatro (indeclinable)

  1. four

Lombard edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin quattuor.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwatro/, [ˈkwatro], [ˈkwatru], [ˈkwatrʷ]

Numeral edit

cuatro

  1. Alternative form of cuàter (four).

Spanish edit

Spanish numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: cuatro
    Ordinal: cuarto
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4.º
    Multiplier: cuádruple
    Fractional: cuarto
 
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Etymology edit

Inherited 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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwatɾo/ [ˈkwa.t̪ɾo]
  • Audio (Spain:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɾo
  • Syllabification: cua‧tro

Numeral edit

cuatro

  1. four

Noun edit

cuatro m (plural cuatros)

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

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Descendants edit

  • Cebuano: kwatro
  • English: cuatro
  • Tagalog: kuwatro

See also edit

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

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