recalque
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈkaw.ki/
recalque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “act of something that tramples again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of recalcar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de recalcar; recalcamento”.
What does recalque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineact of something that tramples again
- 2
masculinerepression
- 3
Brazilmasculineslangenvy
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de recalcar; recalcamento 2. processo inconsciente pelo qual uma ideia, sentimento e/ou desejo, tidos como repugnantes por um indivíduo, são por ele excluídos de admissão consciente, mas persistem na vida psíquica, causando distúrbios mais ou menos graves 3. redução da manta para obtenção de um vinho mais encorpado e vistoso
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 recalque
- recalques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recalque?
- Brazil /ʁeˈkaw.ki/
- Brazil [heˈkaʊ̯.ki]
- /ʁeˈkaw.ki/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is recalque in Portuguese?
recalque 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).