paqui

See also: Paqui

Central Nahuatl

Verb

paqui

1. (intransitive) to be happy.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• pa̱qui (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːki/

Verb

paqui

1. (intransitive) To be happy.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 14v:

     Alegrarſe. ni,papaqui. ni,paqui. ni,ahauia. n,auia.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• ahahuiya
• ahuiya
• atiya
• pahpaqui
• yolpaqui

Derived terms

• pahpāqui
• paquiliztli
• paquini
• yolpaqui

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1], 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, archived from the original on 5 February 2007, pages 108, 213

Spanish

Alternative forms

• paki

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaki/ [ˈpa.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: pa‧qui

Adjective

paqui m or f (masculine and feminine plural paquis)

1. (gay slang, Argentina, sometimes derogatory) straight (heterosexual)

   un boliche paqui

   a straight nightclub

Noun

paqui m or f by sense (plural paquis)

1. (gay slang, Argentina, sometimes derogatory) straight (heterosexual)

References

• Giménez, Paula de (2021 July 21) “¿Qué es ser ‘paqui’ y de dónde viene?”, in Filo.news (in Spanish), retrieved 10 December 2023