cuatropea

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Old Spanish cuadrupea, from Latin (animālia) quadrupedia "four-legged (animals)". The modern form presumably reflects influence from cuatro (“four”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwatɾoˈpea/ [kwa.t̪ɾoˈpe.a] Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: cua‧tro‧pe‧a === Noun === cuatropea f (plural cuatropeas) quadruped (historical) tax on the sale of livestock === References === Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “cuadro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 256 === Further reading === “cuatropea”, 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