cuatro

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noun

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).

OriginSpanish cuatro →
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Meanings

nouncuatro (plural cuatros)

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).

Origin

  1. Spanishcuatro
  2. Englishcuatro

From Spanish cuatro. Doublet of four and quatre.

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APA

cuatro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuatro

MLA

“cuatro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuatro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuatro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuatro.

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