alcorque
Spanish, noun/alˈkoɾke/
alcorque is spelled A-L-C-O-R-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish, the 257,601st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alcorque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tree grating (metal covering around the base of a tree, usually on a sidewalk)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Chanclo con suela de corcho”.
What does alcorque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetree grating (metal covering around the base of a tree, usually on a sidewalk)
- 2
masculinetree well (ridge of soil around a tree to conserve water)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chanclo con suela de corcho. 2. Hoyo que se hace al pie de las plantas para detener el agua en los riegos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alcorque
- alcorques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alcorque?
- /alˈkoɾke/
- [alˈkoɾ.ke]
- [alˈkoɾke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is alcorque in Spanish?
alcorque appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).