queixal
Catalan
Etymology
From queix (“lower maxillar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
queixal m (plural queixals)
- (dentistry) molar
- Synonym: molar
- (by extension) tooth-shaped protuberance present in an otherwise straight line or flat surface
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 9, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
- Davant meu la roca s'obria com un queixal gegant i cariat.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
- arrencaqueixals
- queixal del seny m
- queixalar
- treure foc pels queixals
Related terms
Further reading
- “queixal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “queixal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ke(j)ˈʃaw/ [ke(ɪ̯)ˈʃaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐjˈʃal/ [kɐjˈʃaɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kejˈʃal/ [kejˈʃaɫ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kejˈʃal/ [kejˈʃaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /keˈʃa.li/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: quei‧xal
Adjective
queixal m or f (plural queixais)
- (relational) jaw
Noun
queixal m (plural queixais)