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cuatro

American  
[kwot-roh] / ˈkwɒt roʊ /
Or quatro

noun

plural

cuatros
  1. a small guitar with four or five strings or pairs of strings, used in Latin American and Caribbean music.


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

Rams habían avanzado 84 yardas en 14 jugadas y se enfrentaban a una cuarta y cuatro en la yarda seis de Seattle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Hasta donde saben los expertos, la JN.1 no parece causar enfermedad grave en la mayoría de las personas, aunque hasta un caso leve puede hacerte sentir “bastante mal durante tres o cuatro días”, señaló Schaffner.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023

La historia contaba que se lo había cortado Ferdinand Hiller, un compositor de 15 años y ferviente admirador que visitó a Beethoven cuatro veces antes de morir.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

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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