Polyglot Dictionary

quina

/ˈkinɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as quinas

Meaning

  1. corner, edge

    • Bati na quina.

      I hit the corner.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

esquina

esquina and quina are close synonyms for "corner"; quina is more about an edge or corner point specifically.

Similar in other languages

German

Straßenecke

Close — a street corner relates to a corner/edge.

Practice

1 What does quina mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bati na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quina?

noun

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