recua

Galician

Verb

recua

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of recuar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

recua

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish requa, from Andalusian Arabic رَكْبَة (rakba), from Arabic رَكَبَة (rakaba), plural of رَاكِب (rākib, “rider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrekwa/ [ˈre.kwa]
• Rhymes: -ekwa
• Syllabification: re‧cua

Noun

recua f (plural recuas)

1. pack (of mules, horses)
2. (colloquial) gang; bunch (any group of things or people)

Further reading

• “recua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28