celeque

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Nahuatl celic (“green, unripe, unseasoned”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeˈleke/ [θeˈle.ke] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seˈleke/ [seˈle.ke] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eke Syllabification: ce‧le‧que === Adjective === celeque m or f (masculine and feminine plural celeques) (rustic) (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Northwestern Costa Rica, of a fruit) unripe (El Salvador, of an animal) thin, especially if malnourished (Honduras, of a child or animal) newborn Synonym: seleque (Honduras, of a child) whiny === Further reading === “celeque”, 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 “celeque”, 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