fique

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fique. === Noun === fique (uncountable) A natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea. ==== Usage notes ==== The fique plant is often confused with agave. == Chibcha == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /βike/ === Noun === fique alternative form of bique === References === Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013. Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica. == Galician == === Verb === fique inflection of ficar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Verb === fique inflection of ficar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfike/ [ˈfi.ke] Rhymes: -ike Syllabification: fi‧que === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== fique m (plural fiques) fique, fiber of a fique plant of genus Furcraea (fique is often confused with agave) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== fique inflection of ficar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “fique”, 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