cuate
Spanish, noun/ˈkwate/
cuate is spelled C-U-A-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 53,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuate is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “twin (fraternal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona querida con afecto desinteresado y muy estrecho, especialmente si no está unida por lazos de…”.
What does cuate mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicofemininemasculinetwin (fraternal)
- 2
Mexicofemininemasculinebuddy, friend
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona querida con afecto desinteresado y muy estrecho, especialmente si no está unida por lazos de parentesco.
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 cuate
- cuates plural
- cuata feminine
- cuatas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuate?
- /ˈkwate/
- [ˈkwa.t̪e]
- [ˈkwat̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuate
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuate in Spanish?
cuate appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).