queja
See also: quejá
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Adverb
queja
Preposition
queja
Spanish
Etymology
Back-formation from quejar (“to complain”). Compare Portuguese queixa.
Pronunciation
Noun
queja f (plural quejas)
- complaint, grievance, gripe, grumble
- complaining (plural)
- (colloquial) beef
Usage notes
Queja is rarely used to mean a legal complaint. For the legal term, use denuncia.
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
queja
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of quejar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of quejar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of quejar.
Further reading
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