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English
Etymology
From Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (“palisade”).
Noun
palenque (plural palenques)
- (historical) A community of runaway slaves.
2007 October 18, Simon Romero, “A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes”, in New York Times: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/
- Rhymes: -enke
- Syllabification: pa‧len‧que
Noun
palenque m (plural palenques)
- palisade
- cockfighting pit, cockpit
- Synonym: reñidero
- (Philippines) market
- Synonym: mercado
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