peque

See also: pequé and pêque

Galician

Verb

peque

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ki/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.kɨ/

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

Verb

peque

1. 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)

1. (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

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

Further reading

• “peque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024