cuelgue

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwelɡe/ [ˈkwel.ɣ̞e]
• Rhymes: -elɡe
• Syllabification: cuel‧gue

Etymology 1

Deverbal from colgar.

Noun

cuelgue m (plural cuelgues)

1. (colloquial) trip (altered state caused by a drug)

   Synonym: trip

   • 2022 April 23, Carlos Boyero, “Ultracuerpos”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Es grato imaginarte a los ultracuerpos como voraces consumidores de las plataformas. Debe de suponer un cuelgue permanente y afrodisiaco.

     It's nice to imagine the ultrabodies as voracious consumers of the platforms. It must involve a permanent and aphrodisiac trip.

Etymology 2

Verb

cuelgue

1. inflection of colgar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “cuelgue”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10