noun, feminine/xeˈkesa/plural: jequesas
the wife of a sheikh
Etymology tree Spanish jeque Latin -ēnsis Spanish -és Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Old Spanish -a Spanish -a Spanish -esa Spanish jequesa From jeque (“sheikh”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).