quadrado

From Old Galician-Portuguese quadrado, from Latin quadrātus (“squared”), perfect passive participle of quadrō (“to make square”), from quadrus (“square”), from quattuor (“four”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

• Hyphenation: qua‧dra‧do

quadrado m (plural quadrados)

1. (geometry) square (polygon)
2. square (object in which the dominant surface is square-shaped)
3. (mathematics) square (the second power of a number)

   Quatro é o quadrado do dois.

   Four is the square of two.

4. (typography) square (metallic piece used in typography to open and close paragraphs and establish white spaces)
5. (zoology) bone or cartilaginous structure that interferes with the articulation of the jaw with the skull, and which, in mammals, is transformed into the ear ossicle called the incus (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
6. (Brazil, informal) kite shaped toy
7. (military, archaic) square-like combat formation adopted in battle when troops are at risk of being involved (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

• (polygon): polígono, quadrângulo, quadrilátero, retângulo

• ao quadrado
• quadradinho
• quadrado mágico
• quadrado perfeito

quadrado (feminine quadrada, masculine plural quadrados, feminine plural quadradas)

1. (geometry, not comparable) square-shaped
2. (slang, offensive) describes a traditionalist (one who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices)

   Synonym: careta

3. (slang, offensive) short and fat

quadrado (feminine quadrada, masculine plural quadrados, feminine plural quadradas)

1. past participle of quadrar