English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish querida.

Noun edit

querida (plural queridas)

  1. (US, in Latin-American contexts) darling
    She's my querida.

Galician edit

Participle edit

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: que‧ri‧da

Adjective edit

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Noun edit

querida f (plural queridas)

  1. female equivalent of querido

Participle edit

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From querer. For a similar semantic development, compare Aromanian vrutã.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /keˈɾida/ [keˈɾi.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: que‧ri‧da

Noun edit

querida f (plural queridas, masculine querido, masculine plural queridos)

  1. female equivalent of querido
  2. dear, honey, darling
  3. mistress

Descendants edit

  • Cebuano: kerida
  • Tagalog: kerida

Adjective edit

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Participle edit

querida f sg

  1. feminine singular of querido

Further reading edit