mexa

Asturian

Verb

mexa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mexar
  2. second-person singular imperative of mexar

Galician

Verb

mexa

  1. inflection of mexar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of mexer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Root
m-x-j
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى (mašā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.ʃa/

Verb

mexa (imperfect jimxi, past participle mimxi, active participle miexi, verbal noun mixi)

  1. to walk
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:
      Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
      jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
      bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
      minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to move
  3. to make progress
  4. to act properly
  5. to follow in someone's footsteps [with fuq or wara]
  6. to get on with [with ma’]
  7. to follow [with wara]
  8. to be in demand
  9. to estimate damages
  10. to be feasible

Conjugation

Conjugation of mexa (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mxejt mxejt mexa mxejna mxejtu mxew
f mxiet
imperfect m nimxi timxi jimxi nimxu timxu jimxu
f timxi
imperative imxi imxu

Portuguese

Verb

mexa

  1. inflection of mexer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

From mexicano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɡsa/ [ˈmeɣ̞.sa]
  • Rhymes: -eɡsa
  • Syllabification: me‧xa

Adjective

mexa m or f (masculine and feminine plural mexas)

  1. (slang) Mexican

Noun

mexa m or f by sense (plural mexas)

  1. (slang) Mexican