jequesa

Spanish

Etymology

From jeque (“sheikh”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeˈkesa/ [xeˈke.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: je‧que‧sa

Noun

jequesa f (plural jequesas)

1. the wife of a sheikh

Related terms

• jeque

Further reading

• “jequesa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10