Feminine
quijada
- (feminine) jaw, jawbone (of an animal)
- (feminine) jowl (meat)
- (feminine) jawbone (musical instrument)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
qui‧ja‧da
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kiˈxada/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish quexada (cf. also quexar), from a Vulgar Latin *capseāta, derivative of *capseus (“chin”), itself a derivative of Latin capsa (“box”). Compare Portuguese and Galician queixada and queixo.
Kiefer
mandibola
mâchoire
queixada
γνάθος
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