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/ˈkwaɾto/

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Translation

room; quarter, fourth

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Word origin

From Latin quartus ('fourth'), from quattuor ('four'). The 'room' sense comes from a quarter of a house. The same root gives English 'quarter' and 'quart'.

Origin
Latin
Root
quartus
English cognates
quarter, quart, quartet

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcuartos

Examples

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My room is the smallest in the house.

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See you in a quarter of an hour.

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She lives on the fourth floor.

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She locked herself in her room and did not come out all afternoon.

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He came fourth in the race on Sunday.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 12: cuarto, fuerza, aprender and 7 more words.