Jicaque

noun

Ji·​ca·​que

variants or Xicaque

hēˈkä(ˌ)kā

plural Jicaque or Jicaques or Xicaque or Xicaques

1

a

: an Indian people of northern Honduras

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Jicaque people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl xicaque, literally, ancient person

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Rhymes for Jicaque

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback