queixar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quassiare, from Latin quassāre, present active infinitive of quassō (I shake). Compare Spanish quejar.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ke(j).ˈʃa(ʁ)/

Verb

queixar (first-person singular present indicative queixo, past participle queixado)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to complain
    Sempre se queixam.They always complain.
    Synonyms: protestar, reclamar
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to whine, whinge
    Synonyms: lamentar, lamuriar

Conjugation

Derived terms

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