tique-taque
Portuguese, noun/ˌt͡ʃi.kiˈta.ki/
tique-taque is spelled T-I-Q-U-E-T-A-Q-U-E (10 letters). Tique-taque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ticking, tick tock (the sound of a ticking clock)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tique-taque mean in English?
interjection
- 1
tick tock (sound of a ticking clock)
noun
- 1
masculineticking, tick tock (the sound of a ticking clock)
Ouvia-se somente o tique-taque do relógio.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of tique-taque
- tique-taques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tique-taque?
- Brazil /ˌt͡ʃi.kiˈta.ki/
- Portugal /ˌti.kɨˈta.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.