queixa

/ˈkejʃɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as queixas

Meaning

  1. complaint

    • Fiz uma queixa.

      I made a complaint.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

reclamação

queixa and reclamação are close synonyms for "complaint," largely interchangeable; reclamação is slightly more formal.

Similar in other languages

German

Beschwerde

Beschwerde is the German word for the same thing — both mean "complaint."

Spanish

queja

queja is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "complaint."

Spanish

querella

querella is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "complaint."

Practice

1 What does queixa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fiz uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches queixa?

noun

Last updated