Portuguese

Adjective

checa f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective checo.

Noun

checa f (plural checas)

1. feminine equivalent of checo

Verb

checa

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of checar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of checar

Spanish

Etymology 1

From the feminine of checo

Adjective

checa f sg

1. feminine singular of checo

Noun

checa f ‎(plural checas, masculine checo)

1. feminine equivalent of checo

Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of the initial letters ЧК ‎(ČK) in Чрезвычайная комиссия ‎(Chrezvychainaya komissiya).

Proper noun

checa f

1. The former Russian secret police (1917–1922).