The story
- Spanish · derived frompalenque“palisade”
- English todaypolink
From Spanish palenque (“palisade”).
Words from the same roots
Spanishpalenque all →
palenque
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: One of several stockaded mountain farms established, after the invasion of Jamaica by England in the late 17th century, by people of colour who had lived on the island under Spanish rule. Full definition →
Spanish palenque