palenque
See also: Palenque
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (“palisade”).
Noun
editpalenque (plural palenques)
- (historical) A community of runaway slaves.
- 2007 October 18, Simon Romero, “A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes”, in New York Times[1]:
- Different from dozens of other palenques that were vanquished, this community has successfully fended off threats to its existence to this day.
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Catalan palenc, from pal (“stake, pole”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpalenque m (plural palenques)
- palisade
- cockfighting pit, cockpit
- Synonym: reñidero
- (Philippines) market
- Synonym: mercado
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “palenque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/enke
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- es:Walls and fences