queixada.
any animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)
Meaning & usage
any animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)
white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese queixada (“jaw”), from Vulgar Latin *capseāta, a derivative of Vulgar Latin *capseus (“chin”) (whence queixo), itself a derivative of Latin capsa (“box”), from capiō (“capture, seize, take”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, seize, catch, grasp”). By surface analysis, queixo + -ada.
mandible, the lower jawbone
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese queixada (“jaw”), from Vulgar Latin *capseāta, a derivative of Vulgar Latin *capseus (“chin”) (whence queixo), itself a derivative of Latin capsa (“box”), from capiō (“capture, seize, take”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, seize, catch, grasp”). By surface analysis, queixo + -ada.
feminine singular of queixado
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese queixada (“jaw”), from Vulgar Latin *capseāta, a derivative of Vulgar Latin *capseus (“chin”) (whence queixo), itself a derivative of Latin capsa (“box”), from capiō (“capture, seize, take”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, seize, catch, grasp”). By surface analysis, queixo + -ada.
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