queixar
Meaning
- to complain
- to whine, whinge
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kejˈʃaɾ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese queixar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from Vulgar Latin *quassiare, from Latin quassāre, present active infinitive of quassō (“I shake”). Compare Portuguese queixar and Spanish quejar.
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