dizque
Spanish
Etymology
Syncopic form of dice que (“says that”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiθke/ [ˈd̪iθ.ke] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈdiske/ [ˈd̪is.ke] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iθke (Spain)
- Rhymes: -iske (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: diz‧que
- Homophone: (Latin America) disque
Adverb
dizque
- (colloquial, Latin America) allegedly
- Synonym: presuntamente
- (colloquial, Latin America) apparently
- Synonym: al parecer
Synonyms
Adjective
dizque (invariable)
- (colloquial, Latin America) alleged; supposed; so-called; quote unquote
Further reading
- “dizque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “dizque”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN