chenque
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃenke/
chenque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pre-Columbian indigenous burial tomb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Un tipo de tumba indígena de la Patagonia argentina, formado por una fosa en que se depositaba el cadáver y…”.
What does chenque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepre-Columbian indigenous burial tomb
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Un tipo de tumba indígena de la Patagonia argentina, formado por una fosa en que se depositaba el cadáver y una acumulación de piedras cubriéndolo.
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 chenque
- chenques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chenque?
- /ˈt͡ʃenke/
- [ˈt͡ʃẽŋ.ke]
- [ˈt͡ʃẽŋke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chenque in Spanish?
chenque appears about once in every 40 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).