queique

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛj.kɐ/

Noun

queique

large, heavy spiced fruit cake soaked in brandy, usually served at Christmas and in general at all important Macanese parties

References

Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “queique”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 519
https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#q

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkeike/ [ˈkei̯.ke]
Rhymes: -eike
Syllabification: quei‧que

Noun

queique m (plural queiques)

(colloquial, El Salvador) cake
Synonym: pastel

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