cuarteto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuarteto (“quartet”), because the early dance-hall numbers were invariably four-piece bands (violin, piano, accordion, bass). Doublet of quartet.

Noun

cuarteto (uncountable)

1. (music) An upbeat genre of music from Argentina, descended from Italian and Spanish dance ensembles.

Anagrams

• Crotteau

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian quartetto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwaɾˈteto/ [kwaɾˈt̪e.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: cuar‧te‧to

Noun

cuarteto m (plural cuartetos)

1. (music) quartet
2. foursome

Descendants

• → English: cuarteto
• → Tagalog: kuwarteto

Further reading

• “cuarteto”, 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