checa

checa

See also: checá, chéca, and chèca

Asturian

Adjective

checa

1. feminine singular of checu

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Galician

Adjective

checa f sg

1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

1. female equivalent of checo

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.kɐ/

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
• Hyphenation: che‧ca

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

checa

1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

1. female equivalent of checo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

checa

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

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From the feminine of checo.

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

1. female equivalent of checo

Adjective

checa

1. feminine singular 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)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

checa

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

Further reading

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