Borrowed fromClassical Nahuatlcōātl. Compare withSpanishacuache.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwate/[ˈkwa.t̪e]
• Rhymes:-ate
• Syllabification:cua‧te

cuate m orfby sense (pluralcuates,femininecuateorcuata,feminine pluralcuatesorcuatas)(Mexico)

1. twin(fraternal)

   Synonyms:gemelo,mellizo

2. buddy,friend

   Synonyms:amigo,camarada;see alsoThesaurus:tío

• TheDiccionario de la Real Academia Española (DRAE), 23rd edition, reports the meaning 'friend' in the Spanish of El Salvador, but it is either obsolete or very unusual in that country.

• → Mecayapan Nahuatl:cua̱tej

• “cuate”, inDiccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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• Rhymes:Spanish/ate
• Rhymes:Spanish/ate/2 syllables
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• es:Family members

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