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782 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

quintillón: nonillion (10³⁰)
quinto: fifth
quinto: fifth, ¹⁄₅; a boy who takes part in any of various rites of passage upon turning 18 in various towns in Spain; a small beer bottle; conscript
quinto infierno: synonym of quinto pino
quinto pino: the sticks, the middle of nowhere, arse end of nowhere
quintral: Tristerix corymbosus, a parasitic plant.
quintral amarillo: Desmaria mutabilis, an epiphytic flower native to Chile.
quintuplicar: to quintuple (increase an amount fivefold)
quinua: quinoa
quinurénico: kynurenic
quinze: obsolete spelling of quince
quinésico: alternative spelling of kinésico
quiosco: kiosk; newsstand
quiosquero: Seller at a newsstand
quiota: Chian
quiota: Chian
quiote: the edible peduncle of an agave plant, which supports its inflorescence
quipe: kibbeh
quipo: quipu
quipu: quipu
quique: grison, lesser grison
quiqui: shag; fuck; screw (sexual intercourse); small ponytail situated on the upper head
quiquiriquí: cock-a-doodle-doo
quiquiriquí: cock-a-doodle-doo!
quiral: chiral
quiralidad: chirality
quireo: austral blackbird
quireñe: dihueñe
quirografario: chirographic
quirografía: chirography
quirográfico: chirographic
quirología: synonym of quiromancia (“palmistry”)
quiromancia: palm reading; palmistry
quiromasaje: massage (with the hands)
quiromasajista: masseur; masseuse (who uses the hands)
quiromántico: palmist (fortune teller)
quiromántico: palmistry
quiropráctica: the practice of chiropractics; female equivalent of quiropráctico
quiropráctico: chiropractor
quiropráctico: chiropractic
quirquincho: armadillo
quirquincho andino: Andean hairy armadillo
quiruela: basil-leaved rock rose (Halimium ocymoides); Erica umbellata
quirófano: operating room
quirólogo: synonym of quiromántico (“palmist”)
quiróptero: bat (mammal)
quirúrgicamente: surgically
quirúrgico: surgical
quiscal: quiscal
quisco: Leucostele chiloensis, a cactus.
quisicosa: puzzle; riddle
quisiesse: obsolete spelling of quisiese
quisiéredes: obsolete spelling of quisiereis
quismondano: native or inhabitant of Quismondo (usually male)
quismondano: of, from or relating to Quismondo
quispiña: a type of Bolivian snack made from quinoa and various spices
quisque: person, someone
quisqueyano: Quisqueyan (native or inhabitant of the municipality of Quisqueya, San Pedro de Macorís province, Dominican Republic) (usually male); Dominican (native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic) (usually male)
quisqueyano: Quisqueyan (of, from or relating to the municipality of Quisqueya, San Pedro de Macorís province, Dominican Republic); Dominican (of, from or relating to the Dominican Republic)
quisquilla: shrimp; trivial things