balduque

Spanish

Etymology

From Bolduque, where red tape with which dossiers were bound was made.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈduke/ [bal̪ˈd̪u.ke]
• Rhymes: -uke
• Syllabification: bal‧du‧que

Noun

balduque m (plural balduques)

1. red tape (literally)

Further reading

• “balduque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014