beque
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɛ.ki/
beque is spelled B-E-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 81,937th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “back (a position behind most players on the team)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “zagueiro”.
What does beque mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineback (a position behind most players on the team)
noun
- 1
masculinebow, prow (front of a boat or ship)
- 2
informalmasculinelarge nose
- 3
Brazilinformalmasculinejoint (marijuana cigarette)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zagueiro
noun: 1. cigarro de maconha
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of beque
- beques plural
- beck alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beque?
- Brazil /ˈbɛ.ki/
- Portugal /ˈbɛ.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to beque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is beque in Portuguese?
beque appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).