parque

See also: parqué

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: parquent, parques

Verb

parque

1. first-person singular present indicative of parquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of parquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of parquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of parquer
5. second-person singular imperative of parquer

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Galician

Etymology

From French parc.

Noun

parque m (plural parques)

1. park

Further reading

• “parque” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

parque

Etymology

From French parc, from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”). Akin to Old High German pfarrih "fencing, enclosure" (German Pferch "sheepfold"), Dutch perk, park "garden, park", Old English pearruc (“enclosure”). More at paddock.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾ.kɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʁ.ki/
• Hyphenation: par‧que

Noun

parque m (plural parques)

1. park

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Spanish

Etymology

From French parc, from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”). Akin to Old High German pfarrih "fencing, enclosure" (German Pferch "sheepfold"), Dutch perk, park "garden, park", Old English pearruc (“enclosure”). More at paddock.

Noun

parque m (plural parques)

1. park
2. parking lot
3. (Mexico) ammo

Derived terms

• parque biosaludable
• parque de atracciones
• parque de bomberos
• parque de diversiones
• parque nacional
• parque natural
• parque temático

 

Further reading

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