beque

See also: bequé, béqué, béque, and bêque

Galician

Etymology

Possibly from Latin via + -eco.

Noun

beque m (plural beques)

1. blind alley

   Synonyms: viela, ruela, venela, congostra

Norman

Noun

beque f (plural beques)

1. alternative form of bêque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• beck (Brazil)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ki/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.kɨ/

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English back.

Noun

beque m (plural beques)

1. (Brazil, soccer) back (a position behind most players on the team)

   Synonym: zagueiro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bec (“beak, nose”).

Noun

beque m (plural beques)

1. (nautical) bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)
2. (informal) large nose

   Synonyms: bicanca, narigada, narigão

   • 1885 May 7, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Pontos nos ii, number 1, Lithographia Guerdes, page 6:

     Isto faz sua excellencia ; / Quanto aos illustres jurados, / Basta que vão p'ra a audiencia / Co'os seus beques açaimados.

     [Isto faz sua excelência; / Quanto aos ilustres jurados, / Basta que vão pra a audiência / Cos seus beques açaimados.]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (Brazil, informal) joint (marijuana cigarette)

   Synonyms: baseado, charro

Further reading

• “beque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “beque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

beque

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