dique

See also: díquè

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dijk (“dike”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kɨ/

Noun

dique m (plural diques)

1. dike (barrier of stone or earth)

   Synonym: represa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dijk (“dike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdike/ [ˈd̪i.ke]
• Rhymes: -ike
• Syllabification: di‧que

Noun

dique m (plural diques)

1. dam, dike
2. dock
3. (geology) dike
4. (Dominican Republic, slang) lie

Interjection

dique

1. (Dominican Republic, slang) said when someone thinks someone is lying

Adverb

dique

1. supposedly; lyingly

Further reading

• “dique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014