jaque
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒa.ki/
jaque is spelled J-A-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,034th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jaque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “jack (naval ensign)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bandeirola que hasteada em embarcação sinaliza pedido de socorro”.
What does jaque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejack (naval ensign)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. casaco curto de mulher 2. colete de homem
noun: 1. apelido para o prenome Jaqueline
noun: 1. bandeirola que hasteada em embarcação sinaliza pedido de socorro 2. bandeirola hasteada à proa de embarcação que identifica sua nacionalidade
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 jaque
- jaques plural
- jeque alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jaque?
- Brazil /ˈʒa.ki/
- Portugal /ˈʒa.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 jaque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jaque in Portuguese?
jaque appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).