dique
Portuguese, noun/ˈd͡ʒi.ki/
dique is spelled D-I-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,608th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dique is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dike (barrier of stone or earth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “obra de engenharia para contenção das águas”.
What does dique mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedike (barrier of stone or earth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. obra de engenharia para contenção das águas
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 dique
- diques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dique?
- Brazil /ˈd͡ʒi.ki/
- Portugal /ˈdi.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 dique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dique in Portuguese?
dique appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).