jaqueca

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish xaqueca, from Arabic شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaˈkeka/ [xaˈke.ka]
Rhymes: -eka
Syllabification: ja‧que‧ca

Noun

jaqueca f (plural jaquecas)

headache; migraine

Further reading

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

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