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palenques

palenques is the plural of palenque.

Meaning of palenque

Noun

palenque (plural palenques)

  1. (historical) A community of runaway slaves.
    • Different from dozens of other palenques that were vanquished, this community has successfully fended off threats to its existence to this day.2007 October 18, Simon Romero, “A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes”, in New York Times

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Questions about palenques

What is palenques the plural of?
Palenques is the plural of palenque.

Words near palenques in the dictionary

  1. Paleno
  2. palenque
  3. palenqueen
  4. palenqueens
  5. Palenquero
  6. palenques
  7. palenquin
  8. palenquins
  9. palens
  10. Palentine's Day
  11. palenzonaite

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