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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French quartier. Doublet of cuara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwaɾˈtel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: cuar‧tel
Noun
cuartel m (plural cuarteles)
- quarters (military lodging)
2022 October 14, Javier G. Cuesta, “Bielorrusia se prepara para la guerra”, in El País:Bielorrusia se prepara para la guerra. Cuartel y taller de tanques de los rusos durante meses, el país que gobierna con puño de hierro Alexandr Lukashenko se ha despertado este viernes con la noticia de que está inmerso en una operación antiterrorista contra un enemigo indefinido.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- barracks
- Synonym: acuartelamiento
- military headquarters
- quarter; mercy (as in, "to give quarter")
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