erque

Spanish

FWOTD – 3 January 2015

Alternative forms

• erke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾke/ [ˈeɾ.ke]
• Rhymes: -eɾke
• Syllabification: er‧que

Noun

erque m (plural erques)

1. (music) a type of long horn used in northwestern Argentina
   • 1997, Federico B. Kirbus, Claudia Forgione de Pelissero, Jorge Schulte, Un Viaje a los ritos del noroeste, Capuz Varela, unlisted page:

     Ciertos instrumentos musicales, como por caso el erque, son de ejecución difícil y exigente.

     Certain musical instruments, such as the erque, are difficult and demanding to play.