cuatro

or quat·ro

[ kwot-roh ]

noun

, plural cuat·ros.

1. a small guitar with four or five strings or pairs of strings, used in Latin American and Caribbean music.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuatro¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: literally, “four”; four ( def )

Example Sentences

Jose Cuatro pleaded no contest to first degree murder and torture and faces 32 years to life in prison.

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In the case of Noah Cuatro, a 4-year-old who died in 2019, both of his parents completed weeks of classes meant to make them better guardians before a judge placed him back into their custody.

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Jose Cuatro pleaded no contest to first degree murder and torture and faces 32 years to life in prison.

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Ursula Juarez, 30, and Jose Cuatro, 32, were accused of killing their son, Noah, in July 2019, just a month shy of the boy’s fifth birthday.

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Cuatro pleaded no contest to first-degree murder and torture and faces 32 years to life in prison.

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