checa

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See also: checá, chéca, and chèca

Asturian

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Adjective

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checa

  1. feminine singular of checu

Galician

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Adjective

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checa f sg

  1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

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checa f (plural checas)

  1. female equivalent of checo

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: che‧ca

Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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checa

  1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

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checa f (plural checas)

  1. female equivalent of checo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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checa

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

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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From the feminine of checo.

Noun

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checa f (plural checas)

  1. female equivalent of checo

Adjective

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checa

  1. feminine singular of checo

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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checa f

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

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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checa

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

Further reading

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