cuadro

See also: cuadró

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish cuadro (“frame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwadɾo/, [ˈkwa.d̪ɾo]
• Hyphenation: cua‧dro

Noun

cuadro

1. frame

Related terms

• cuadrado
• cuadrao

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwadɾo/ [ˈkwa.ð̞ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -adɾo
• Syllabification: cua‧dro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin quadrum.

Noun

cuadro m (plural cuadros)

1. (geometry) square (a polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles)

   Synonym: cuadrado

2. (geometry) rectangle (any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles)

   Synonym: rectángulo

3. (art) picture, painting or other work of art, especially one in a frame
4. (film, photography) frame (a piece of photographic film containing an image)
5. frame (a rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material)

   Synonyms: marco, cerco

6. table, chart, graph (a visual representation of data)

   Synonyms: tabla, gráfico

   cuadro de diálogo ― dialogue box

7. sight, scene, picture, spectacle, image (an event that leaves an impact)
8. group, team, squad; staff

   Synonyms: grupo, equipo

9. frame (the structural element of a bicycle or motorcycle)
10. panel, control panel (a flat surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted)
11. leadership or management of an organization
12. (also in the plural) ellipsis of cuadro clínico: symptom or symptoms
    • 2026 February 1, Daniela Guazo, “Un contagio por hora: la epidemia de sarampión que México no pudo frenar [One infection per hour: the measles epidemic that Mexico couldn't stop]”, in El Universal (Mexico)‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 February 2026:

      De hecho, de las 25 defunciones que se tiene registro, en cuatro casos los pacientes tenían entre 31 y 54 años de edad, y solo uno contaba con antecedente de vacunación y con cuadros que generaron complicaciones en su sistema inmune.

      In fact, of the 25 recorded deaths, in four cases the patients were between the ages of 31 and 54, and only one had a history of vaccination and symptoms which caused complications in their immune system.

13. (baseball) diamond, infield (the region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base)

Derived terms

• cuadro clínico
• cuadro de costumbres
• cuadro de diálogo
• cuadro de distribución
• cuadro de honor
• cuadro de instrumentos
• cuadro de mando
• cuadro de mandos
• cuadro sinóptico
• cuadro viviente
• cuadro vivo
• cuadros medios
• en cuadro
• formar el cuadro
• ser del otro cuadro

Related terms

• cuadrar
• recuadro

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kuwadro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cuadro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cuadrar

Further reading

• “cuadro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025