jeque
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish xeque, from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ (šéḵ), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “an elder in charge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jeque m (plural jeques)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “jeque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014