cerque

See also: cerqué

French

Etymology

From New Latin cercus, from Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁk/
• Homophone: cerques

Noun

cerque m (plural cerques)

1. (entomology) cercus

Galician

Verb

cerque

1. inflection of cercar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cer‧que

Verb

cerque

1. inflection of cercar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾke/ [ˈθeɾ.ke]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseɾke/ [ˈseɾ.ke]
• Rhymes: -eɾke
• Syllabification: cer‧que

Verb

cerque

1. inflection of cercar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative