cuadra
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwadɾa/ [ˈkwa.ð̞ɾa]
- Rhymes: -adɾa
- Syllabification: cua‧dra
Etymology 1
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
Etymology 2
Verb
cuadra
- inflection of cuadrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “cuadra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024