quija
Spanish
Etymology
From the Old Spanish aguija.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkixa/, [ˈki.xa]
Noun
quija f (plural quijas)
- Small rocks found on the shore of a body of water, smoothed by friction.
- A grass pea, red pea, or the flour thereof.
- Synonym: almorta
Further reading
- “quija” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.