jeque

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish xeque, from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ (šéḵ), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, an elder in charge).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeke/ [ˈxe.ke]
  • Rhymes: -eke
  • Syllabification: je‧que

Noun[edit]

jeque m (plural jeques)

  1. sheik

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