fique
See also: fiqué
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editfique (uncountable)
- A natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.
Usage notes
edit- The fique plant is often confused with agave.
Chibcha
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfique
- Alternative form of bique
References
edit- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
- Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica.
Galician
editVerb
editfique
- inflection of ficar:
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Verb
editfique
- inflection of ficar:
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editfique m (plural fiques)
- fique, fiber of a fique plant of genus Furcraea (fique is often confused with agave)
- 2004, Gabriel García Márquez, Memoria de mis putas tristes:
- A las once fui a mis trámites de rutina en el baño, donde estaba su ropa de pobre doblada sobre una silla con un esmero de rica: un traje de etamina con mariposas estampadas, un calzón amarillo de malapodán[sic] y unas sandalias de fique.
- At eleven o'clock I went to do my morning routine in the bathroom, where her poor clothes were folded on a chair with great care: a dress of etamina with stamped butterflies, yellow madapolam underwear and some fique sandals.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editfique
- inflection of ficar:
Further reading
edit- “fique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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