"Quina" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
The word "quina" has several possible meanings depending on the context.
1. A small shrub native to the Americas, Cinchona pubescens, valued for its bark, which is used in medicine.
2. In English football, a penalty kick in which the ball is placed on the penalty spot with a piece of string or a quina dropped in the center to encourage long shots into the far corner of the goal.
3. In Brazilian Portuguese, "quina" can mean a number of items or objects which end in 5, similar to the English word "fives."
4. In the lottery of the Brazilian national lotto, "quina" refers to a jackpot of 5 numbers.
A quilt is a decorative covering for a bed, typically made of three layers of fabric - two of which are sewn together with a layer of insulating material (such as wool or cotton batting) in between. It is often made by hand or machine sewing, and can be adorned with intricate patterns, designs, or embroidery. Quilts can also refer to a warm, thick blanket-like layer of fabric that is used for insulation and comfort.
Quinaldine is an organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2CHCHNH. It is a colourless liquid with a weak characteristic boiling point of 156-157 °C. It was first synthesised by the American chemist Joseph Moran in 1891 and after that by Edward Dean Adams in a similar year. Quinaldine is a parametidine (α,α',β,β'-tetramethyldelycidine), a metamizer.