cuartel
/kwaɾˈtel/ · B1 · noun · m
living quarters
🪖 cuartel ≈ quarters: same Latin root quartus, where soldiers are quartered
Cuartel comes from cuarto (a quarter, or a room), just as English has quarters for lodging. Both go back to Latin quartus, fourth. Soldiers are quartered in a cuartel, and the word also means a military headquarters.