chaneque
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃaˈneke/
chaneque is spelled C-H-A-N-E-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Spanish, the 227,226th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chaneque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chaneque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dioses menores de la mitología mexicana. Estos seres habitan los bosques y selvas y cuidan de manantiales…”.
What does chaneque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechaneque
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dioses menores de la mitología mexicana. Estos seres habitan los bosques y selvas y cuidan de manantiales, árboles y animales silvestres. Se cree que son capaces de asustar a la gente y hacerles perder su tonalli, el espíritu asociado con el día de su nacimiento (v. tonalpohualli), lo que si no es corregido mediante un ritual destinado a recuperar el tonalli perdido puede ocasionar la muerte del i
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 chaneque
- chaneques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chaneque?
- /t͡ʃaˈneke/
- [t͡ʃaˈne.ke]
- [t͡ʃaˈneke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chaneque in Spanish?
chaneque appears about once in every 41 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).