quijada

See also: Quijada

Spanish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiˈxada/ [kiˈxa.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: qui‧ja‧da

Noun

quijada f (plural quijadas)

jaw, jawbone (of an animal)
Synonym: (of humans) mandíbula
jowl (meat)
jawbone (musical instrument)

See also

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

“quijada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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