cuartel

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French quartier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kwarˈtel/, [kwarˈt̪el]
Rhymes: -el

Noun

cuartel m (plural cuarteles)

quarters
barracks
military headquarters
quarter (as in, "to give quarter")
- 1930, Federico García Lorca, "Oda a Walt Whitman":
  ¡No haya cuartel!
  
  No quarter will be given!

Derived terms

acuartelar

Related terms

Further reading

“cuartel” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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