guateque

See also: Guateque

Spanish

Alternative forms

• huateque (Mexico)

Etymology

From a native Caribbean language (Kari'na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈteke/ [ɡwaˈt̪e.ke]
• Rhymes: -eke
• Syllabification: gua‧te‧que

Noun

guateque m (plural guateques)

1. (Spain, dated) a house party consisting of young people [primarily 1950s and 1960s]
2. (Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico) a joyful social gathering with dancing and drinking

See also

• boncho m
• carrete m
• farra f
• fiesta f
• jarana f
• jolgorio m
• juerga f
• marcha f
• pachanga f
• parranda f
• reventón m
• tenderete m

Further reading

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