jeque

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish xeque, from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ (šéḵ), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “an elder in charge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeke/ [ˈxe.ke]
• Rhymes: -eke
• Syllabification: je‧que

Noun

jeque m (plural jeques)

1. sheik

Related terms

• jequesa

Further reading

• “jeque”, 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