cuatrillo

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noun

An obsolete letter (Ꜭ, ꜭ) shaped like a 4 with a hook, used in colonial Mayan orthographies to indicate a velar ejective.

OriginSpanish cuatrillo →
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Meanings

noun
  1. An obsolete letter (Ꜭ, ꜭ) shaped like a 4 with a hook, used in colonial Mayan orthographies to indicate a velar ejective.

Origin

  1. Spanishcuatrillo
  2. Englishcuatrillo

From Spanish cuatrillo.

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Anagrams

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APA

cuatrillo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuatrillo

MLA

“cuatrillo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuatrillo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuatrillo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuatrillo.

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