tiangue

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tiangui, changue (Philippines)

Etymology

An alteration of Mexican Spanish tianguis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjanɡe/ [ˈt̪jãŋ.ɡe]
• Rhymes: -anɡe
• Syllabification: tian‧gue

Noun

tiangue m (plural tiangues)

1. (Central America, Philippines) flea market, open-air market

   Synonyms: rastro, rastrillo; mercadillo

Descendants

• → Cebuano: tiyanggi
• → Tagalog: tiyangge, tiangge

Further reading

• “tiangue”, 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