guateque
See also: Guateque
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a native Caribbean language (Kari'na).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwaˈteke/ [ɡwaˈt̪e.ke]
- Rhymes: -eke
- Syllabification: gua‧te‧que
Noun
guateque m (plural guateques)
- (Spain, dated) a house party consisting of young people [primarily 1950s and 1960s]
- (Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico) a joyful social gathering with dancing and drinking
See also
- boncho m
- carrete m
- farra f
- fiesta f
- jarana f
- jolgorio m
- juerga f
- marcha f
- pachanga f
- parranda f
- reventón m
- tenderete m
Further reading
- “guateque”, 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