Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palenque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: palenque
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A community of runaway slaves.

name

Any of several towns in Latin America; most famously, a Maya site in Chiapas, Mexico.

Example Sentences

"Different from dozens of other palenques that were vanquished, this community has successfully fended off threats to its existence to this day."

Etymology

From Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (“palisade”).

Inflected Forms

palenques (plural)

Questions

What does palenque mean?: A community of runaway slaves.
Where does palenque come from?: From Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (“palisade”).

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