Jicaque
noun
Ji·ca·que
\hēˈkä(ˌ)kā\
variants: or
Xicaque
\hēˈkä(ˌ)kā\Definition of Jicaque
Jicaque
orJicaques
orXicaque
orXicaques
1a : an Indian people of northern Honduras b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Jicaque people
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Origin and Etymology of jicaque
Spanish, from Nahuatl xicaque, literally, ancient person
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