jeque
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish xeque, from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ (šéḵ), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “an elder in charge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxeke/ [ˈxe.ke]
- Rhymes: -eke
- Syllabification: je‧que
Related terms
Further reading
- “jeque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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