cuarteto

The English word “cuarteto” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

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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