palenque

See also: Palenque

English

Etymology

From Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (“palisade”).

Noun

palenque (plural palenques)

1. (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

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan palenc, from pal (“stake, pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlenke/ [paˈlẽŋ.ke]
• Rhymes: -enke
• Syllabification: pa‧len‧que

Noun

palenque m (plural palenques)

1. palisade
2. cockfighting pit, cockpit

   Synonym: reñidero

3. (Philippines) market

Descendants

• → English: palenque
• → Tagalog: palengke

Further reading

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