noun, feminine/kwaˈdɾiʝa/plural: cuadrillas
crew, team; gang (number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose); gang (group of criminals or alleged criminals); cuadrilla; a comarca of the province of Álava
“Mandé orden al capitán de la cuadrilla de esclavos para que aquella noche la trajese a rezar en casa.” — I ordered the captain of the slave crew to bring her home to pray that night
Synonyms: pandilla
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr Latin quattuor ▲ Latin quadrus Latin quadrōbf.? Latin quadrum Spanish cuadro Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish cuadrilla From cuadro + -illa (diminutive suffix).