querida

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish querida.

Noun

querida (plural queridas)

  1. (US, in Latin-American contexts) darling
    She's my querida.

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish querida.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keˈɾida/, [keˈɾi.d̪a]
  • Hyphenation: que‧ri‧da

Noun

querida (masculine querido)

  1. mistress; paramour

Galician

Participle

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: que‧ri‧da

Adjective

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Noun

querida f (plural queridas)

  1. female equivalent of querido

Participle

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Spanish

Etymology

From querer. For a similar semantic development, compare Aromanian vrutã.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keˈɾida/ [keˈɾi.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: que‧ri‧da

Noun

querida f (plural queridas, masculine querido, masculine plural queridos)

  1. female equivalent of querido
  2. dear, honey, darling
  3. mistress

Descendants

  • Chavacano: querida
  • Cebuano: kerida
  • Tagalog: kerida
  • Tausug: kirida

Adjective

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Participle

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

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