quija

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Old Spanish aguija.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkixa/ [ˈki.xa]
  • Rhymes: -ixa
  • Syllabification: qui‧ja

Noun[edit]

quija f (plural quijas)

  1. small rocks found on the shore of a body of water, smoothed by friction
  2. a grass pea, red pea, or the flour thereof
    Synonym: almorta