peque

See also: pequé and pêque

Galician

Verb

peque

inflection of pecar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.kɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛki, (Portugal) -ɛkɨ
Hyphenation: pe‧que

Verb

peque

inflection of pecar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeke/ [ˈpe.ke]
Rhymes: -eke
Syllabification: pe‧que

Etymology 1

Shortening of pequeño (“small”).

Noun

peque m or f by sense (plural peques)

(colloquial) kiddo (a child)
Voy a tener que hacerme cargo de mis peques.
I'll have to take care of my kids.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

peque

inflection of pecar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“peque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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