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reina

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See also: Reina, rèina, reiná, reíña, and reïna

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

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reina f (plural reines)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen
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See also

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Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
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rei dama, reina torre alfil caballu peón

Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan reïna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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reina f (plural reines)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen
  3. (endearing) darling

Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
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rei reina, dama torre alfil cavall peó

References

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish reina (“queen”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: rei‧na

Noun

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reina

  1. queen
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Galician

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Verb

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reina

  1. inflection of reinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reˈi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: re‧ì‧na

Etymology 1

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From New Latin Rheum (genus of plants that includes rhubarb) +‎ -ina, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”). The acid is derived from anthraquinone, present in rhubarb leaves.[1]

Noun

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reina f (plural reine)

  1. (botany) knotweed, smartweed (Polygonaceae plants including rhubarb)
  2. (organic chemistry) carboxyl acid

Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Latin regīna.

    Noun

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    reina f (plural reine)

    1. (archaic or poetic) queen

    Etymology 3

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    Noun

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    reina f (plural reine)

    1. (ichthyology, regional, Tuscany) carp (Cyprinus carpio)

    References

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    1. ^ “reina”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026.

    Anagrams

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    Old Occitan

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    Etymology

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    From Latin rēgīna.

    Noun

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    reina f (oblique plural reinas, nominative singular reina, nominative plural reinas)

    1. queen (female monarch)

    Descendants

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    • Occitan: reina

    References

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    Papiamentu

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    Etymology

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      Derived from Spanish reina.

      Noun

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      reina

      1. queen

      Portuguese

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      Verb

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      reina

      1. inflection of reinar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Sardinian

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      Noun

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      reina f (plural reinas)

      1. queen
        Coordinate term: re
      2. (chess) queen

      See also

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      Chess pieces in Sardinian · petzos de is iscacos (layout · text)
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      re reina turre alfiere caddu peone

      Further reading

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      • “reina”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]

      Spanish

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Old Spanish reyna, with an unexpected shift in stress from [reˈi.na] to [ˈrei̯.na], from Latin rēgīna (“queen”). Compare Portuguese rainha.

        Noun

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        reina f (plural reinas)

        1. queen
        2. (chess) queen
          Synonym: dama
        3. (card games) queen
        4. (checkers) king
          Synonym: dama
        Derived terms
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        Descendants
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        See also
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        Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
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        rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón
        Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
        as dos tres cuatro cinco seis siete
        ocho nueve diez sota reina rey comodín

        Etymology 2

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        Verb

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        reina

        1. inflection of reinar:
          1. third-person singular present indicative
          2. second-person singular imperative

        Further reading

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        Anagrams

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