cuartel
barracks
noun kwahr-TEHL Less Common
Origin: From Old French 'quartier', meaning a quarter or lodging, ultimately from Latin 'quartus' (fourth).
Also means
district, quarter
Usage Note
Cuartel primarily refers to a military barracks or garrison. The phrase sin cuartel ('without quarter') means mercilessly, as in a fight to the death — a useful idiom. In historical usage it also denoted a neighborhood division of a city.
Examples
"Los soldados volvieron al cuartel."
Natural Translation
The soldiers returned to the barracks.
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