cuadra

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See also: Cuadra and cuadrá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwadɾa/
  • Rhymes: -adɾa
  • Syllabification: cua‧dra

Etymology 1

From Latin quadra.

Noun

cuadra f (plural cuadras)

  1. (Latin America) city block
    Synonym: manzana
  2. stable
    Synonym: establo
  3. ward; dormitory
  4. (Latin America) a unit of length and area, roughly equivalent to 100 meters or 1 hectare, respectively, although the exact size differs from country to country
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Tagalog: kuwadra

Etymology 2

Verb

cuadra

  1. inflection of cuadrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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