English

Proper noun

Palenque

1. Any of several towns in Latin America; most famously, a Maya site in Chiapas, Mexico.

Spanish

Etymology

From palenque ‎(“palisade”).

Proper noun

Palenque ?

1. Palenque

Derived terms

• palenquero

English

Noun

palenque ‎(plural palenques)

1. (historical) A community of runaway slaves.
   • 2007 October 18, Simon Romero, “A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes”, in New York Times:

     Different from dozens of other palenques that were vanquished, this community has successfully fended off threats to its existence to this day.

Spanish

Noun

palenque m ‎(plural palenques)

1. palisade
2. pit (miniature arena for cockfighting)

Descendants

• English: palenque
• Tagalog: palengke