charque
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃaɾke/
charque is spelled C-H-A-R-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish, the 185,934th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “alternative form of charqui” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Carne en tiras salada y secada al sol. Es un alimento tradicional del área andina y del Cono Sur de…”.
What does charque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of charqui
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Carne en tiras salada y secada al sol. Es un alimento tradicional del área andina y del Cono Sur de Sudamérica, elaborado en un principio con carne de llama y posteriormente de caballo y de res.
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 charque
- charques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce charque?
- /ˈt͡ʃaɾke/
- [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ke]
- [ˈt͡ʃaɾke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to charque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is charque in Spanish?
charque appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).