leque

Portuguese

leque

Etymology

From léquio (“Ryukyuan”), from Mandarin 琉球 (Liúqiú, “Ryukyu”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.kɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛki, (Portugal) -ɛkɨ
• Hyphenation: le‧que

Noun

leque m (plural leques)

1. fan (hand-held device)

   Synonyms: abanador, abano, flabelo, ventarola

2. fan (anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail)
3. array, variety, range

   Synonyms: conjunto, gama, série, variedade

4. scallop

   Synonym: vieira

Hyponyms

• abebé

Derived terms

• cabra-de-leque
• leque aluvial

Further reading

• “leque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “leque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025