queique
Macanese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛj.kɐ/
Noun
queique
- large, heavy spiced fruitcake 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeike/ [ˈkei̯.ke]
- Rhymes: -eike
- Syllabification: quei‧que
Noun
queique m (plural queiques)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) cake
- Synonym: pastel