palenque

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noun

A community of runaway slaves.

OriginSpanish Palenque →
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Meanings

palenque1

nounpalenque (plural palenques)

plural palenques

  1. historicalA 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

Palenque2

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quilombo

Origin

palenque · noun

  1. SpanishPalenque
  2. Englishpalenque

From Spanish Palenque, the name of a maroon settlement in Colombia, from palenque (“palisade”).

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Palenque · proper noun

  1. SpanishPalenque
  2. EnglishPalenque

From Spanish Palenque, from palenque (“palisade”).

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APA

palenque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palenque

MLA

“palenque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palenque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palenque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palenque.

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