achaque

Uncertain origin, possibly from Arabic or a Germanic language. Compare Spanish achaque.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈʃa.ki/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈʃa.kɨ/
• Hyphenation: a‧cha‧que

achaque m (plural achaques)

1. frequent but minor malaise
2. a moral or behavioural flaw; a vice
3. an excuse for doing something; a pretext

• achaquilho (diminutive)
• achaquento

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃake/

From achacar, from Arabic شَكَا‎ (šakā, “complain”).

achaque m (plural achaques)

1. minor sickness, malady especially a cold
2. default, failing
3. subject, issue, topic
4. (informal) period, menstruation

• achacoso

• → Italian: acciacco

See the etymology of the main entry.

achaque

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of achacar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of achacar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of achacar.

• “achaque” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.