tetelque

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Pipil tetelquic (“rough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈtelke/ [t̪eˈt̪el.ke]
• Rhymes: -elke
• Syllabification: te‧tel‧que

Adjective

tetelque m or f (masculine and feminine plural tetelques)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, of food, especially an unripe fruit) bitter

   Este mango está tetelque porque aún está verde.

   This mango is bitter because it's still unripe.

Further reading

• “tetelque”, 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
• “tetelque”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010