queque

Portuguese

queques

Etymology

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.kɨ/
Hyphenation: que‧que

Noun

queque m (plural queques)

muffin (individual cake)
cupcake

Synonyms

(Brazil, muffin): bolo inglês

Adjective

queque (plural queques, comparable)

(Portugal, colloquial) snob

Spanish

Etymology

From English cake, from Old Norse kaka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkeke/

Noun

queque m (plural queques)

(colloquial) cake
(colloquial) cupcake
(colloquial) biscuit

Synonyms

(cake): pastel, tarta, torta
(cupcake): pastelillo
(biscuit): bizcocho

Derived terms

quequito

Related terms

panqueque, queca

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