cuatro
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cuatro
First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: literally, “four”; see origin at four ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Nine minutes into the performance, musician José Eduardo Santana cut through the atmosphere with his cuatro, a 10-string instrument considered the national instrument of the island.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
His parents built this rustic farmhouse, with its long wood-burning stove, antlers used as hat hooks and mango tree where the cowboys sat playing a ukulele-like instrument called a cuatro.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024
Esta cifra se eleva a cuatro de cada 10 entre los inmigrantes con hijos.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023
El principal vehículo para alcanzar sus objetivos es el Plan Biorregional, que desarrollaron a lo largo de cuatro años con el apoyo de sabios de las comunidades amazónicas y de científicos internacionales de talla mundial.
From Scientific American • Nov. 12, 2022
A group of men showed up with a cuatro, a guitar, maracas, and güiros.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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