pliegue

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpljeɡe/ [ˈplje.ɣ̞e]
• Rhymes: -eɡe
• Syllabification: plie‧gue

Etymology 1

Deverbal from plegar.

Noun

pliegue m (plural pliegues)

1. a fold or crease
2. a pleat, tuck

Etymology 2

Verb

pliegue

1. inflection of plegar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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