queixada

Catalan

Verb

queixada

  1. past participle of queixar-se

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese queixada (“jaw”), from queixo (“chin”), from Latin capseum, from capsa (“box”), from capiō (“I capture, I seize, I take”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, catch, grasp”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kej.ˈʃa.da/

Noun

queixada m, f (plural queixadas)

  1. any animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)
  2. white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America

Synonyms

  • (white-lipped peccary): queixada-ruiva, queixo-ruivo, canela-ruiva, sabacu, sabucu, tacuité, taiaçu,tajaçu, tanhaçu, tanhocati, taguicati, tiririca, porco-do-mato, pecari

Noun

queixada m (plural queixadas)

  1. (anatomy) mandible, the lower jawbone

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