English

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Etymology

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From Spanish cuatro. Doublet of four and quatre.

Noun

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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

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Aragonese cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : cuatro

Etymology

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Inherited from Latin quattuor. Compare Catalan quatre.

Numeral

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cuatro

  1. four

Asturian

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

Etymology

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From Latin quattuor.

Numeral

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cuatro (indeclinable)

  1. four

Lombard

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Alternative forms

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin quattuor.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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cuatro

  1. Alternative form of cuàter (four).

Spanish

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

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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

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

Numeral

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cuatro

  1. four

Noun

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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

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

See also

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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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