cuarteto

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cuarteto

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

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"cuarteto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cuarteto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cuarteto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cuarteto

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"cuarteto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cuarteto.

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@misc{cuarteto_2026,
  title = {cuarteto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuarteto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}