quina

English

Noun

quina (uncountable)

1. (archaic) quinine
   • 1871, Charles Frederick Oldham, What is Malaria?, page 66:

     In the frequent naval expeditions, on the coast of Africa, quina is in general use as a prophylactic, yet fevers, often of great severity, constantly occur.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈki.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈki.na]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin quīna.

Noun

quina f (plural quines)

1. fivesome (a group of five people or things)
2. a game similar to bingo frequently played around Christmastime

   Synonyms: plena, quinto, rifla

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish quina, from Quechua kina.

Noun

quina f (plural quines)

1. the bark of the cinchona tree, a natural source of quinine
2. a tonic made from this bark

Derived terms

• arbre de quina

Related terms

• quinina

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

quina

1. feminine singular of quin

Further reading

• “quina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷiː.na/, [ˈkʷiːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwi.na/, [ˈkwiːnä]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷiː.naː/, [ˈkʷiːnäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwi.na/, [ˈkwiːnä]

Numeral

quīna

1. inflection of quīnus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

quīnā

1. ablative feminine singular of quīnus

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

quina

1. feminine singular of quin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈki.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈki.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: qui‧na

Etymology 1

Shortening of esquina (“corner”), from Gothic.

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

1. corner (projection of an angle in a solid object)

Etymology 2

From Latin quīna, feminine singular of quīnus (“fivefold”).

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

1. fivesome (group of five persons or things)

   Synonym: quinteto

2. (games) the number 5 on a die, card, domino, etc.
3. a type of lottery where the goal is to get five numbers right
4. (heraldry) a group of five small blue shields depicted in the flag of Portugal

   bandeira das quinas ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• bandeira das quinas
• equipa das quinas

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, curinga

Etymology 3

Verb

quina

1. inflection of quinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

Clipping of quinaquina, from Quechua [Term?].

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

1. cinchona (any of several South American trees of the genus Cinchona)
2. cinchona (the bark of cinchona trees)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkina/ [ˈki.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: qui‧na

Etymology 1

From quinaquina, from Quechua kina.

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

1. quinine
2. toxic wine

Derived terms

• aguaquina
• ser más malo que la quina
• tragar la quina

 

Etymology 2

From Latin quīna, feminine singular of quīnus (“fivefold”).

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

1. double five (thrown on the dice)
2. five correct numbers on a lottery
3. (heraldry) a group of five small blue shields depicted in the flag of Portugal

Further reading

• “quina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28