querida

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish querida.

Noun[edit]

querida (plural queridas)

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

Galician[edit]

Participle[edit]

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: que‧ri‧da

Adjective[edit]

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Noun[edit]

querida f (plural queridas)

  1. female equivalent of querido

Participle[edit]

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

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

Descendants[edit]

  • Cebuano: kerida
  • Tagalog: kerida

Adjective[edit]

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Participle[edit]

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Further reading[edit]