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cuatro
cuatro
English
Noun
cuatro (plural cuatros)
- (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
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Asturian
< 3 | 4 | 5 > |
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Cardinal : cuatro Ordinal : cuartu | ||
Etymology
Numeral
cuatro (indeclinable)
- (cardinal) four
Spanish
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Cardinal : cuatro Ordinal : cuarto Multiplier : cuádruple | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwa.tɾo/
Etymology
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).
Numeral
cuatro
- (cardinal) four
Noun
cuatro m (plural cuatros)
- A four-stringed guitar with the first string a fifth below, instead of a fourth above, the second.