foque
Spanish, noun/ˈfoke/
foque is spelled F-O-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Foque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “jib” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “La principal de las velas triangulares que se amuran en el bauprés (palo horizontal de proa), y que se iza en…”.
What does foque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejib
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. La principal de las velas triangulares que se amuran en el bauprés (palo horizontal de proa), y que se iza en la encapilladura de velacho (trinquete). 2. Por extensión, cualquiera de las velas triangulares a proa del trinquete, que se amuran en el bauprés y sus botalones. 3. Cuello almidonado con las puntas muy tiesas
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 foque
- foques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce foque?
- /ˈfoke/
- [ˈfo.ke]
- [ˈfoke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to foque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is foque in Spanish?
foque appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).