cuate

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cōātl. Compare with Spanish acuache. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwate/ [ˈkwa.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: cua‧te === Noun === cuate m or f by sense (plural cuates, feminine cuate or cuata, feminine plural cuates or cuatas) (Mexico) twin (fraternal) Synonyms: gemelo, mellizo buddy, friend Synonyms: amigo, camarada; see also Thesaurus:tío ==== Usage notes ==== The Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (DRAE), 23rd edition, reports the meaning 'friend' in the Spanish of El Salvador, but it is either obsolete or very unusual in that country. ==== Descendants ==== → Copala Triqui: cuaté → Mecayapan Nahuatl: cua̱tej === Further reading === “cuate”, 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 “cuate”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “cuate”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019 Guido Gómez de Silva (2001), “cuate-cuata”, in Diccionario breve de mexicanismos, Primera edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua