checa

See also: checá and chéca

Galician

Adjective

checa f sg

  1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

  1. feminine equivalent of checo

Portuguese

Adjective

checa

  1. Feminine singular of adjective checo.

Noun

checa f

  1. Feminine singular of noun checo.

Verb

checa

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of checar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of checar

Spanish

Etymology 1

From the feminine of checo

Adjective

checa

  1. Feminine singular of adjective checo.

Noun

checa f (plural checas, masculine checo, masculine plural checos)

  1. feminine equivalent of checo

Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of the initial letters ЧК (ČK) in Чрезвычайная комиссия (Črezvyčajnaja komissija).

Proper noun

checa f

  1. The former Russian secret police (1917–1922).
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