Feminine

enxaqueca

Meaning

migraine (kind of headache, usually affecting only one side of the head)

Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ẽ.ʃaˈkɛ.kɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الشَقِيقَة (aš-šaqīqa). Compare Galician and Old Spanish xaqueca, Spanish jaqueca.

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