The Spanish phrase “cuarenta” means “forty” in English. It’s spelled “c-u-a-r-e-n-t-a”. The phrase “cuarenta” is used to explain a amount of forty, comparable to forty individuals, forty {dollars}, or forty minutes. It may also be used to explain a time of day, comparable to “las cuatro de la tarde” (4 o’clock within the afternoon).
The phrase “cuarenta” is derived from the Latin phrase “quadraginta”, which additionally means “forty”. The phrase “quadraginta” is considered derived from the Proto-Indo-European phrase “*ketwer-“, which implies “4”.
