checa

== Asturian == === Adjective === checa feminine singular of checu == Galician == === Adjective === checa f sg feminine singular of checo === Noun === checa f (plural checas) female equivalent of checo == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Hyphenation: che‧ca === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== checa feminine singular of checo ==== Noun ==== checa f (plural checas) female equivalent of checo === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== checa inflection of checar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeka/ [ˈt͡ʃe.ka] Rhymes: -eka Syllabification: che‧ca === Etymology 1 === From the feminine of checo. ==== Noun ==== checa f (plural checas) female equivalent of checo ==== Adjective ==== checa feminine singular of checo === Etymology 2 === From the pronunciation of the initial letters ЧК (ČK) in Чрезвычайная комиссия (Črezvyčajnaja komissija). ==== Proper noun ==== checa f the former Russian secret police (1917–1922) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== checa inflection of checar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “checa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025