Guateque
/ɡwaˈte.ke/noun
A lively party or social gathering, especially one with music and dancing.
Did you know?Guateque comes from the name of the Guateque people and the town of Guateque in Colombia, and Spanish later turned that local name into a word for a festive gathering.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian
Chibcha
Guateque
“An Indigenous place or group name in the region of present-day Colombia”
Colonial Spanish
Spanish
guateque
“A local name adopted into Spanish usage”
19th–20th Century
Spanish
guateque
“A rural social gathering, especially with music and dancing”
Modern English
English
guateque
“A party or festive gathering, used especially in Spanish contexts”