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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwadɾa/
- Rhymes: -adɾa
- Syllabification: cua‧dra
Etymology 1
From Latin quadra.
Noun
cuadra f (plural cuadras)
- (Latin America) city block
- Synonym: manzana
- stable
- Synonym: establo
- ward; dormitory
- (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
Etymology 2
Verb
cuadra
- inflection of cuadrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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