dique

See also: díquè

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dijk (“dike”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kɨ/

Noun

dique m (plural diques)

1. dike (barrier of stone or earth)

   Synonym: represa

Further reading

• “dique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “dique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dijk (“dike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdike/ [ˈd̪i.ke]
• Rhymes: -ike
• Syllabification: di‧que

Noun

dique m (plural diques)

1. dam, dike

   Synonym: presa

2. dock
3. (geology) dike
4. (Dominican Republic, slang) lie

   Synonym: mentira

Interjection

dique

1. (Dominican Republic, slang) said when someone thinks someone is lying

Adverb

dique

1. supposedly; lyingly

Further reading

• “dique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025