celeque

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Spanish

Etymology

From Nahuatl celic (“green, unripe, unseasoned”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈleke/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈleke/
  • Rhymes: -eke
  • Syllabification: ce‧le‧que

Adjective

celeque m or f (masculine and feminine plural celeques) (rustic)

  1. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Northwestern Costa Rica, of a fruit) unripe
  2. (El Salvador, of an animal) thin, especially if malnourished
  3. (Honduras, of a child or animal) newborn
    Synonym: seleque
  4. (Honduras, of a child) whiny

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