queixada
Portuguese, noun/ke(j)ˈʃa.dɐ/
queixada is spelled Q-U-E-I-X-A-D-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Queixada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “any animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of queixado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mandíbula”.
What does queixada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineany animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)
- 2
femininemasculinewhite-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America
noun
- 1
femininemandible, the lower jawbone
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of queixado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mandíbula
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of queixada
- queixadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce queixada?
- Brazil /ke(j)ˈʃa.dɐ/
- Brazil [ke(ɪ̯)ˈʃa.dɐ]
- Portugal /kɐjˈʃa.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to queixada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is queixada in Portuguese?
queixada appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).