cuadra

See also: Cuadra and cuadrá

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwadɾa/ [ˈkwa.ð̞ɾa]
Rhymes: -adɾa
Syllabification: cua‧dra

Etymology 1

From Latin quadra.

Noun

cuadra f (plural cuadras)

(Latin America) city block
Synonym: manzana
stable
Synonym: establo
ward; dormitory
(Latin America) a unit of length and area, roughly equivalent to 100 meters or 1 hectare, respectively, although the exact size differs from country to country

Derived terms

mozo de cuadra

Descendants

→ Tagalog: kuwadra

Verb

cuadra

inflection of cuadrar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“cuadra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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