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) (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) (music) quartet foursome ==== Descendants ==== → English: cuarteto → Tagalog: kuwarteto === Further reading === “cuarteto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025