dizque
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Syncopic form of dice que (“says that”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈdiθke/ [ˈd̪iθ.ke] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /ˈdiske/ [ˈd̪is.ke] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iθke (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
Rhymes: -iske (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: diz‧que
Homophone: (Latin America) disque
=== Adverb ===
dizque
(colloquial, Latin America) allegedly
Synonym: presuntamente
(colloquial, Latin America) apparently
Synonym: al parecer
=== Contraction ===
dizque
(colloquial, Latin America) says that
Synonyms: quizque (Colombia), quesque (Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia)
=== Adjective ===
dizque (invariable)
(colloquial, Latin America) alleged; supposed; so-called; quote unquote
Synonyms: supuesto, presunto
=== Further reading ===
“dizque”, 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
“dizque”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN