balduque

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Bolduque, where red tape with which dossiers were bound was made. Compare with belduque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balˈduke/ [bal̪ˈd̪u.ke] Rhymes: -uke Syllabification: bal‧du‧que === Noun === balduque m (plural balduques) red tape (literally) === Further reading === “balduque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025