quejeso

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened form of ¿qué es eso?, pronounced as /ˌke ˌeh ˈeso/ in dialects that feature aspiration (debuccalization) of syllable-final [s] (see Spanish dialects and varieties § Debuccalization of coda /s/).

Pronunciation

• (with the s-debuccalization) IPA^(key): /keˈheso/, [keˈhe.so]
• (without the s-debuccalization) IPA^(key): /keˈxeso/, [keˈxe.so]
• Rhymes: -eso

Contraction

¿quejeso?

1. (colloquial, in dialects with s-debuccalization) Contraction of qué es eso: what is that?

   ¿Quejeso que tienes ahí?

   What is that you have here?

   • 1999, Gladys Revilla Pérez, Bolívar y Josefina, Caracas, Venezuela: Artes Gráficas del Ministerio de la Defensa, →ISBN, page 66:

     –Y quejeso mi niña, tú cocinando, adiós cará y qué bicho la picó?

     And what is that my girl, you cooking, oh my god, what's eating you?