cuarto
Spanish, noun/ˈkwaɾto/
cuarto is spelled C-U-A-R-T-O (6 letters) and appears 85 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,035th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuarto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fourth (in a series)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada una de las partes de una vivienda separada por paredes y que se emplea como dormitorio, comedor, baño…”.
What does cuarto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fourth
noun
- 1
masculinefourth (in a series)
- 2
masculinequarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour)
- 3
masculinewatch (one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen)
- 4
masculinewatch (one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols)
- 5
masculineEnglish or American quart (a unit of liquid measure equal to ¹⁄₄ galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L)
- 6
masculinecuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to ¹⁄₄ saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L)
- 7
masculinequarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds)
- 8
masculinequarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
number: 1. Que va inmediatamente después del tercero en una serie. Ordinal del cuatro. 2. Que es una de las cuatro partes en que se ha dividido algo.
noun: 1. Cada una de las partes de una vivienda separada por paredes y que se emplea como dormitorio, comedor, baño, etc. 2. Parte destinada para una familia. 3. Antigua moneda española cuyo valor era de cuatro maravedís de vellón. 4. Cada una de las cuatro líneas de los abuelos paternos y maternos..
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cuarto
- cuarta feminine
- cuartos masculine plural
- cuartas feminine plural
- quarto alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuarto?
- /ˈkwaɾto/
- [ˈkwaɾ.t̪o]
- [ˈkwaɾt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuarto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuarto in Spanish?
cuarto appears 85 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).