FromSpanish cuatro .Doublet offour andquatre .
cuatro (plural cuatros )
Any of several stringed instruments of Latino origin; a Venezuelanukulele -like instrument with four strings; a Puerto Ricanviolin -like instrument with ten strings in five courses (most commonly). Inherited fromLatin quattuor . CompareCatalan quatre .
cuatro
four FromLatin quattuor .
cuatro (indeclinable )
four FromLatin quattuor .
IPA (key ) : /ˈkwatro/ ,[ˈkwatro] ,[ˈkwatru] ,[ˈkwatrʷ] cuatro
Alternative form ofcuàter ( “ four ” ) .Inherited fromOld Spanish quatro , fromLatin quattŭor ( “ four ” ) , fromProto-Italic *kʷettwōr , fromProto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres . Cognates includeAncient Greek τέσσαρες ( téssares ) ,French quatre ,Old English feower (English four ).
IPA (key ) : /ˈkwatɾo/ [ˈkwa.t̪ɾo] Rhymes:-atɾo Syllabification:cua‧tro cuatro
four cuatro m (plural cuatros )
a four-stringedguitar with the first string a fifth below, instead of a fourth above, the second