palenque
See also: Palenque
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (“palisade”).
Noun edit
palenque (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 edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palenque m (plural palenques)
- palisade
- cockfighting pit, cockpit
- Synonym: reñidero
- (Philippines) market
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “palenque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014