Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuatro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: cu-a-tro
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Etymology

From Spanish cuatro. Doublet of four and quatre.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: cuatro

Inflected Forms

cuatros (plural)

Derived Forms

cuatrista

Questions

What does cuatro mean?: 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).
Where does cuatro come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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