English Explanatory Dictionary

cuarteto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An upbeat genre of music from Argentina, descended from Italian and Spanish dance ensembles.

Word forms

cuarteto

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuarteto (“quartet”), because the early dance-hall numbers were invariably four-piece bands (violin, piano, accordion, bass). Doublet of quartet.

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