Catalan

Adjective

quina

1. feminine singular of quin

Latin

Numeral

quina

1. nominative neuter plural of quinī
2. accusative neuter plural of quinī
3. vocative neuter plural of quinī

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) 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 quina, neuter of quinī ‎(“five at a time”).

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

1. fivesome (group of five persons or things)
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

Synonyms

• (fivesome): quinteto

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, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, joker, coringa, curinga

Verb

quina

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of quinar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of quinar

Etymology 3

Shortening of quinaquina, from Quechua.

Noun

quina f (plural quinas)

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