Today's
word is: Cuadra
Género: femenino
(feminine)
Origen: latín
(Latin)
In
Spanish, “cuadra”
is a feminine noun of Latin origin with related meanings, such as,
stable
, pigsty
or even something which is a real mess
or a shambles,
and is used as in:
- Los caballos están en la cuadra (the horses are in the stable)
- Tu habitación parece una cuadra (your room is like pigsty/ is a real mess/ a shambles)
The noun “cuadra”
could also mean a unit of length equivalent to a quarter of a mile
In the Americas, the noun
“cuadra” could have
other meanings:
- In many countries, a block , that is an area or group of buildings bounded by intersecting streets in a city, is a “cuadra”:
- El banco está a dos cuadras (the bank is two blocks away)
- In some countries, a distance of approximately 100-150 metres, (the actual distance varies from country to country) could also be a “cuadra”
- In Uruguay , a “cuadra” could be the oven(s) room in a bakery facility,
Related words are: noun“cuadrado” and the describing word/ adjective, “cuadrado”/“cuadrada”
Also a related word is the
noun, “cuadro”
The action word/ verb
“cuadrar” is also a
related word meaning to square, to balance, to add
up, and is used as in:
- Las cuentas no cuadran* (the sums don't add up)
A
Spanish expression with the word “cuadra”
is:
- Mozo de cuadra (stable lad/ stable boy)
- Se busca mozo de cuadra (stable lad/ boy required)
Notes
*The
expression could be used:
- In a literal sense -when errors/ discrepancies cause an account not to balance
- In a figurative sense when referring to inconsistencies
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "cuadra"
in the YouTube clip: Rebelión en la cuadra - Revanchistas en TheRoxy (Quilmes)
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “cuadra”in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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