tequio
Spanish, noun/ˈtekjo/
tequio is spelled T-E-Q-U-I-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 150,504th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tequio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a type of community service consisting of cooperating together on various projects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tequio mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinea type of community service consisting of cooperating together on various projects
- 2
masculineannoying, bothersome, and/or tedious work that is done with hesitation
- 3
masculinesituation that is annoying and bothersome
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of tequio
- tequios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tequio?
- /ˈtekjo/
- [ˈt̪e.kjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tequio in Spanish?
tequio appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).