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)

1. (Latin America) city block

   Synonym: manzana

2. stable

   Synonym: establo

3. ward; dormitory
4. (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

1. 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