palenque

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (palisade).

Noun

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palenque (plural palenques)

  1. (historical) A community of runaway slaves.
    • 2007 October 18, Simon Romero, “A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes”, in New York Times[1]:
      Different from dozens of other palenques that were vanquished, this community has successfully fended off threats to its existence to this day.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan palenc, from pal (stake, pole).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈlenke/ [paˈlẽŋ.ke]
  • Rhymes: -enke
  • Syllabification: pa‧len‧que

Noun

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palenque m (plural palenques)

  1. palisade
  2. cockfighting pit, cockpit
    Synonym: reñidero
  3. (Philippines) market
    Synonym: mercado

Descendants

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  • English: palenque
  • Tagalog: palengke

Further reading

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