breque

See also: brèque

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ke/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛki, (Portugal) -ɛkɨ
  • Hyphenation: bre‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English brake.

Noun

breque m (plural breques)

  1. (Brazil) vehicle brake
    Synonyms: travão, freio
  2. (music) in samba, a sudden interruption of the music so that the singer can make a spoken interjection, usually with a humorous tone.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

breque

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

Spanish

Etymology

From English braker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾeke/ [ˈbɾe.ke]
  • Rhymes: -eke
  • Syllabification: bre‧que

Noun

breque m (plural breques)

  1. (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru) a vehicle brake

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