cuate
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cōātl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwate/ [ˈkwa.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: cua‧te
Noun
cuate m or f (plural cuates, feminine cuata, feminine plural cuatas)
- (Mexico) twin (fraternal)
- Synonyms: gemelo, mellizo
- (Mexico) 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
- → Mecayapan Nahuatl: cua̱tej
Further reading
- “cuate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014