quina
Catalan
Latin
Portuguese
Noun
quina f (plural quinas)
- fivesome (group of five persons or things)
- (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)
Synonyms
- (fivesome): quinteto
Derived terms
- bandeira das quinas
- equipa das quinas
See also
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text) | ||||||
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ás | dois, duque | três, terno | quatro, quadra | cinco, quina | seis, sena | sete, manilha |
oito | nove | dez | valete | dama | rei | jóquer, joker, coringa, curinga |
Verb
quina
Etymology 3
Shortening of quinaquina, from Quechua [Term?].
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkina/
Etymology 1
From quinaquina, from Quechua [Term?].
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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