breque
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛki, (Portugal) -ɛkɨ
Hyphenation: bre‧que
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from English brake.
==== Noun ====
breque m (plural breques)
(Brazil) vehicle brake
Synonyms: travão, freio
(music) in samba, a sudden interruption of the music so that the singer can make a spoken interjection, usually with a humorous tone.
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
breque
inflection of brecar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“breque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“breque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“breque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“breque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From English braker.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbɾeke/ [ˈbɾe.ke]
Rhymes: -eke
Syllabification: bre‧que
=== Noun ===
breque m (plural breques)
(Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru) a vehicle brake
=== Further reading ===
“breque”, 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
“breque”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010