quema

See also: quemá

Asturian

Verb

quema

1. third-person singular present indicative of quemar
2. second-person singular imperative of quemar

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Adverb

quema

1. when?

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkema/ [ˈke.ma]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: que‧ma

Etymology 1

Deverbal from quemar.

Noun

quema f (plural quemas)

1. fire; flame

   Synonym: fuego

2. burning

Derived terms

• roza y quema

Related terms

• quemador, quemadora
• quemadura
• quemazón

Etymology 2

Verb

quema

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

Further reading

• “quema”, 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