queique

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛj.kɐ/

Noun

queique

1. large, heavy spiced fruit cake soaked in brandy, usually served at Christmas and in general at all important Macanese parties

References

• Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “queique”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 519
• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#q

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeike/ [ˈkei̯.ke]
• Rhymes: -eike
• Syllabification: quei‧que

Noun

queique m (plural queiques)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) cake

   Synonym: pastel