"Quijada" meaning in English

See Quijada in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Quijadas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Quijada. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|Quijada}} Borrowed from Spanish Quijada Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Quijada (plural Quijadas)
  1. A surname from Spanish.

Inflected forms

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