dique

See also: díquè

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dijk (“dike”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ki/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kɨ/

Noun

dique m (plural diques)

1. dike (barrier of stone or earth)

   Synonym: represa

Further reading

• “dique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdike/ [ˈd̪i.ke]
• Rhymes: -ike
• Syllabification: di‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch dijk (“dike”).

Noun

dique m (plural diques)

1. dam, dike

   Synonym: presa

2. dock
3. (geology) dike

Etymology 2

Pronunciation spelling of dizque.

Noun

dique m (plural diques)

1. (Dominican Republic, slang) lie

   Synonym: mentira

Adverb

dique

1. (Dominican Republic, slang) allegedly, supposedly, apparently (clarification of this definition is needed)

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Interjection

dique

1. (Dominican Republic, slang) said when someone thinks someone is lying

See also

• dizque

Further reading

• “dique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025