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palenque¹

Where it comes from

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

noun palenques

  1. historical A 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.

Palenque²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

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"palenque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/palenque. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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palenque. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/palenque

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"palenque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/palenque.

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@misc{palenque_2026,
  title = {palenque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palenque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}