cuadrado

/kwaˈdɾado/ · B2 · adj

square

🟥 cuadrado comes from Latin quadratus, made four-sided, like quad and quadrant

Latin quattuor means four. The same root gives English quad, quarter and quadrant, and Spanish cuatro. A cuadrado is the shape with four equal sides, and elevar al cuadrado means to square a number.

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