jaqueca

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish xaqueca, from Arabic شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈkeka/ [xaˈke.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: ja‧que‧ca

Noun

jaqueca f (plural jaquecas)

1. headache; migraine

Further reading

• “jaqueca”, 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