quina
English
Noun
quina (uncountable)
- (archaic) quinine
- 1871, Charles Frederick Oldham, What is Malaria?, page 66:
- In the frequent naval expeditions, on the coast of Africa, quina is in general use as a prophylactic, yet fevers, often of great severity, constantly occur.
Catalan
Noun
quina f (plural quines)
Noun
quina f (plural quines)
Derived terms
- arbre de quina
Related terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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
- inflection of quīnus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈki.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈki.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: qui‧na
Noun
quina f (plural quinas)
- fivesome (group of five persons or things)
- Synonym: quinteto
- (games) the number 5 on a die, card, domino, etc.
- a type of lottery where the goal is to get five numbers right
- (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
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ás | dois, duque | três, terno | quatro, quadra | cinco, quina | seis, sena | sete, bisca, manilha |
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oito | nove | dez | valete | dama | rei | jóquer, curinga |
Verb
quina
- inflection of quinar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 4
Clipping of quinaquina, from Quechua [Term?].
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkina/ [ˈki.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: qui‧na
Etymology 1
From quinaquina, from Quechua kina.
Derived terms
- aguaquina
- ser más malo que la quina
- tragar la quina
Noun
quina f (plural quinas)
Further reading
- “quina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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