queque
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka (“cake”), from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog (“ball-shaped object”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
queque m (plural queques)
Synonyms[edit]
- (Brazil, muffin): bolo inglês
Adjective[edit]
queque m, f (plural queques; comparable)
- (Portugal, colloquial) snob
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English cake, from Old Norse kaka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
queque m (plural queques)
Synonyms[edit]
- (cake): pastel, tarta, torta
- (cupcake): pastelillo
- (biscuit): bizcocho
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese terms derived from Middle English
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Norse
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese adjectives
- European Portuguese
- Portuguese colloquialisms
- pt:Cakes and pastries
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish terms derived from Old Norse
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish colloquialisms
