checa

See also: checá, chéca, and chèca

Asturian

Adjective

checa

  1. feminine singular of checu

Galician

Adjective

checa f sg

  1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

  1. female equivalent of checo

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛ.ka/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: che‧ca

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

checa

  1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

  1. female equivalent of checo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

checa

  1. inflection of checar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology 1

From the feminine of checo.

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

  1. female equivalent of checo

Adjective

checa

  1. feminine singular of checo

Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of the initial letters ЧК (ČK) in Чрезвычайная комиссия (Črezvyčajnaja komissija).

Proper noun

checa f

  1. the former Russian secret police (1917–1922)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

checa

  1. inflection of checar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading
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