el
masculine
/kwaɾˈtel/
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Translation
barracks
Word origin
From cuarto ('quarter'), from Latin quartus ('fourth'), a district or quarter where troops were lodged. The same root gives English 'quarter' and 'quarters'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quartus
- English cognates
- quarter, quarters
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcuarteles
Examples
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The soldiers returned to the barracks at nightfall.
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The general gave the order from the headquarters.
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He lived near the military barracks for years.
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Where is the police station?
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The barracks was silent before dawn.
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