seleque

Spanish

Etymology

From celeque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈleke/ [seˈle.ke]
• Rhymes: -eke
• Syllabification: se‧le‧que

Adjective

seleque m or f (masculine and feminine plural seleques)

1. (rustic, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) thin, especially if malnourished

   Synonym: celeque

Further reading

• “seleque”, 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
• “seleque” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010