huaquear
Spanish, verb/w̝akeˈaɾ/
huaquear is spelled H-U-A-Q-U-E-A-R (8 letters). Huaquear is a Spanish verb meaning “to go hunting for pre-Columbian treasure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Grafía alternativa de guaquear”.
What does huaquear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to go hunting for pre-Columbian treasure
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Grafía alternativa de guaquear.
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 huaquear
- huaqueo first-person present singular
- huaqueé first-person preterite singular
- huaqueado participle past
- huaqueando gerund
- huaqueada feminine participle past
- huaqueados masculine participle past
- huaqueadas feminine participle past
- huaqueas indicative informal present
- huaqueás indicative informal present
- huaquea indicative present singular
- huaqueamos first-person indicative plural
- huaqueáis indicative plural present
- huaquean indicative plural present
- huaqueaba first-person imperfect indicative
- huaqueabas imperfect indicative second-person
- huaqueábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- huaqueabais imperfect indicative plural
- huaqueaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce huaquear?
- /w̝akeˈaɾ/
- [w̝a.keˈaɾ]
- [wakeˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.