quejido

Spanish

Etymology

From quejar +‎ -ido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈxido/ [keˈxi.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: que‧ji‧do

Noun

quejido m (plural quejidos)

1. groan

   Synonym: gemido

2. whimper; whine

   Synonym: lloriqueo

3. yip, yap, yelp

   Synonym: aullido

Derived terms

• quejío

 

Further reading

• “quejido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10