requeija

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ queijo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈke(j).ʒɐ/ [heˈke(ɪ̯).ʒɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈke(j).ʒɐ/ [heˈke(ɪ̯).ʒɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈke(j).ʒɐ/ [χeˈke(ɪ̯).ʒɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈke(j).ʒa/ [heˈke(ɪ̯).ʒa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkɐj.ʒɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkɐj.ʒɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkej.ʒɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkej.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈke.ʒɐ/

• Hyphenation: re‧quei‧ja

Noun

requeija f (plural requeijas)

1. (Trás-os-Montes) a type of cheese made from whey

Derived terms

• requeijão

Further reading

• “requeija”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “requeija”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “requeija”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024