cuarto

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Asturian

Adjective

cuarto

  1. neuter of cuartu

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
40[a], [b]
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal (standard): catro
    Cardinal (reintegrationist): quatro
    Ordinal (standard): cuarto
    Ordinal (reintegrationist): quarto
    Ordinal abbreviation:
    Multiplier (standard): cuádruplo
    Multiplier (reintegrationist): quádruplo
Cuarto of a traditional Galician house

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese quarto, from Latin quartus. Doublet of carto.

Pronunciation

Noun

cuarto m (plural cuartos)

  1. bedroom
    Synonym: dormitorio
  2. (by extension) any room of a house
    Synonyms: estancia, peza

Derived terms

Noun

cuarto m (plural cuartos)

  1. fourth; quarter (one of four equal parts of a whole)
    Synonym: cuartel
  2. fourth (person or thing in the fourth position)

Adjective

cuarto (feminine cuarta, masculine plural cuartos, feminine plural cuartas)

  1. fourth

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Spanish

Spanish numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: cuatro
    Ordinal: cuarto
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4.º
    Multiplier: cuádruple
    Fractional: cuarto

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quartus. The sense of room is after a common division of houses (4 or 5 sections). Cognate with English quart. Compare English quarter also.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾto/ [ˈkwaɾ.t̪o]
  • Audio (Latin America):(file)
  • Hyphenation: cuar‧to

Adjective

cuarto (feminine cuarta, masculine plural cuartos, feminine plural cuartas)

  1. (ordinal number) fourth

Derived terms

Noun

cuarto m (plural cuartos)

  1. fourth in a series
  2. quarter
    1. (fractional number) the fourth equal part
    2. part of an animal, as forequarter or hindquarter
    3. (astronomy) some phases of an heavenly body (Moon, Venus, etc.):
      cuarto crecientefirst quarter
      cuarto menguantelast quarter
  3. room, chamber, enclosed section of a structure
    Synonyms: ambiente, habitación, pieza, recámara, sala
    Hyponym: dormitorio
  4. bedroom
    Synonyms: cambra, dormitorio, habitación
  5. (Andalusian, Dominican Republic, slang, in the plural) money
  6. (historical) an old coin equivalent to four maravedís

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: kuwarto
  • Tagalog: kuwarta

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