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5-letter words (1 found)

QUINA,

4-letter words (3 found)

QUAI,QUIN,UNAI,

3-letter words (5 found)

AIN,ANI,QIN,QUA,UNI,

2-letter words (7 found)

AI,AN,IN,NA,NU,QI,UN,

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Definitions and meaning of quina

quina

Noun

quina (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) quinine

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈki.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈki.na]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin quīna.

Noun

quina f (plural quines)

  1. fivesome (a group of five people or things)
  2. a game similar to bingo frequently played around Christmastime
    Synonyms: plena, quinto, rifla

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish quina, from Quechua kina.

Noun

quina f (plural quines)

  1. the bark of the cinchona tree, a natural source of quinine
  2. a tonic made from this bark
Derived terms
  • arbre de quina
Related terms
  • quinina

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

quina

  1. feminine singular of quin

Further reading

  • “quina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷiː.na/, [ˈkʷiːnä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwi.na/, [ˈkwiːnä]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷiː.naː/, [ˈkʷiːnäː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwi.na/, [ˈkwiːnä]

Numeral

quīna

  1. inflection of quīnus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

quīnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of quīnus

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

quina

  1. feminine singular of quin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: qui‧na

Etymology 1

Shortening of esquina (corner), from Gothic.

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

  1. corner (projection of an angle in a solid object)

Etymology 2

From Latin quīna, feminine singular of quīnus (fivefold).

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

  1. fivesome (group of five persons or things)
    Synonym: quinteto
  2. (games) the number 5 on a die, card, domino, etc.
  3. a type of lottery where the goal is to get five numbers right
  4. (heraldry) a group of five small blue shields depicted in the flag of Portugal
    bandeira das quinas(please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
  • bandeira das quinas
  • equipa das quinas
See also

Etymology 3

Verb

quina

  1. inflection of quinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

Clipping of quinaquina, from Quechua [Term?].

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

  1. cinchona (any of several South American trees of the genus Cinchona)
  2. cinchona (the bark of cinchona trees)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkina/ [ˈki.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: qui‧na

Etymology 1

From quinaquina, from Quechua kina.

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

  1. quinine
  2. toxic wine
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin quīna, feminine singular of quīnus (fivefold).

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

  1. double five (thrown on the dice)
  2. five correct numbers on a lottery
  3. (heraldry) a group of five small blue shields depicted in the flag of Portugal

Further reading

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

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