Discover the variety of Spanish words that start with the letter ‘Q’ and expand your vocabulary with some unique examples.
- Que- *That*
- Quien- *Who*
- Quiero- *I want*
- Querido- *Dear (as in a letter), beloved*
- Quince- *Fifteen*
- Química- *Chemistry*
- Qualquier- *Any, whichever*
- Quebrar- *To break*
- Quizás- *Perhaps, maybe*
- Quinceañera- *Fifteenth birthday celebration*
- Queja- *Complaint*
- Querella- *Lawsuit, quarrel*
- Quita- *Removal*
- Quedar- *To stay, to remain*
- Quinto- *Fifth*
- Quimera- *Chimera, fantasy*
- Quiso- *He/she wanted*
- Quisiera- *I would like*
- Querubín- *Cherub*
- Quincenal- *Bi-weekly*
- Quetzal- *Central American bird; currency of Guatemala*
- Quiniela- *Pool, bet, lottery*
- Quieto- *Still, quiet*
- Quisquilloso- *Picky, fussy*
- Quechua- *A language spoken by some indigenous peoples of South America*
- Quinoa- *A grain crop grown for its edible seeds*
- Quitaesmalte- *Nail polish remover*
- Quilombo- *Mess, disorder (colloquial)*
- Quina- *Type of tree native to South America; its bark is used in tonics*
- Quiste- *Cyst*
- Quirófano- *Operating room*
- Quina- *Chinchona, a medicinal plant*
- Quepis- *A type of cap*
- Quermes- *Kermes (a type of insect), celebration*
- Quina- *Cinchona tree, the bark of which is used to make quinine*
- Quitina- *Chitin, a structural element in the exoskeleton of crustaceans*
- Quimerista- *One who deals with fantasies or chimeras*
- Quinteto- *Quintet*
- Quilombo- *Brothel; mess, noisy gathering (colloquial in some regions)*
- Quaderno- *Notebook*
- Quintal- *Measure of weight; backyard*
- Quillotrar- *To create a disturbance or mess*
- Querendón- *Affectionate*
- Quintuplicar- *To quintuple*
- Quimono- *Kimono (from Japanese, used in Spanish)*
- Quinoa- *A species of goosefoot, valued for its nutritional seeds*
- Quindío- *A department in Colombia*
- Quiromancia- *Palmistry*
- Quirúrgico- *Surgical*
- Quincho- *Type of open-air shelter made of branches and leaves*
- Quinua- *Another term for quinoa*
- Quelonio- *Turtle*
- Quico- *Cheeky, lively (colloquial)*
- Quinafero- *Person who sells or collects cinchona bark*
- Quintil- *Statistical term referring to any of five equal groups into which a population can be divided*
- Queratina- *Keratin*
- Quevedos- *Eyeglasses (historically referring to a style reminiscent of those worn by the Spanish writer Francisco de Quevedo)*
- Quassia- *A genus of flowering plants in the quassia family*
- Quinario- *Quinary*
- Quarzo- *Quartz*
- Quejumbroso- *Complaining, whining*
- Querencia- *Affection, beloved place*
- Quiza- *Maybe*
- Quejicoso- *Whiny*
- Quetzalcoatl- *Mesoamerican deity represented as a feathered serpent*
- Quepis- *Officer’s cap, kepi*
- Quignón- *Chunk or thick piece of bread*
- Querella- *Dispute, legal complaint*
- Quijotesco- *Quixotic, idealistic and impractical like Don Quixote*
- Quelonio- *Relating to turtles*
- Quelato- *Chelate, a type of chemical compound*
- Quinterno- *Notebook*
- Quejumbre- *Complaint, lament*
- Quilla- *Keel of a ship*
- Quejumbroso- *Gloomy, plaintive*
- Quelite- *Edible herbs or greens commonly used in Mexican cuisine*
- Quelation- *The formation of chelates*
- Quintanar- *Frequent, recurring*
- Quantico- *Quantum-related, or referring to Quantico, Virginia*
- Queule- *Type of tree indigenous to Chile*
- Quieta- *Still, calm (feminine)*
- Quinasa- *Kinase, an enzyme*
- Quinteor- *Quintuplet bearer (rarely used)*
- Quelonio- *Turtle-like or referring to the turtle family*
- Queuterio- *A name or a designation stemming from ‘queuter’ (no specific meaning in Spanish)*
- Quintalón- *A lot or batch, especially in trade or merchandise terms*
- Queratoplastía- *Keratoplasty, surgical procedure on the cornea*
- Quilates- *Karats (measurement of gold purity)*
- Quepi- *Single kepi, cap*
- Quid- *The essence or main point of an argument*
- Quinesiolgia- *Kinesiology, the scientific study of human movement*
- Quididad- *Quiddity, the essence of something*
- Quintero- *A person from Quinto (place name)*
- Quisquilla- *Prone to getting annoyed or angry easily*
- Quehaceres- *Chores*
- Queratósico- *Keratosic, pertaining to keratosis*
- Quiloso- *Chalky, containing or resembling chalk*
- Quintales- *Hundreds (weight measurement)*
- Quelante- *Chelating, relating to chelation*
- Quillay- *Soap bark tree, native to Chile, used for its soap-like properties*