nheque-nheque
Portuguese, noun/ˌɲɛ.kiˈɲɛ.ki/
nheque-nheque is spelled N-H-E-Q-U-E-N-H-E-Q-U-E (12 letters). Nheque-nheque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “creaking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rangido de coisa que se tensiona em duplo compasso”.
What does nheque-nheque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecreaking
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rangido de coisa que se tensiona em duplo compasso
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 nheque-nheque
- nheque-nheques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nheque-nheque?
- Brazil /ˌɲɛ.kiˈɲɛ.ki/
- Brazil [ˌj̃ɛ.kiˈj̃ɛ.ki]
- Portugal /ˌɲɛ.kɨˈɲɛ.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.