A sweet, spongy baked cake usually served during once or as a snack. It is the common term in Chile for simple homemade cakes, adapted from the English word cake. (Once is the traditional Chilean afternoon tea).
My grandmother made a delicious vanilla Queque for us to have with our coffee.
In Chilean slang, this refers to a person's buttocks or backside. It is a common, informal way to say butt or rear end (literally, the word refers to a type of sponge cake).
That skirt looks really good on you because it highlights your queque a lot.
In Peruvian slang, this term refers to a person's buttocks. It is typically used in an informal or cheeky manner to describe someone who has a large or impressive rear end (literally, queque means cake or sponge cake).
Hey, look at the great queque on that guy who just walked past!
A colloquial and cheeky term for a person's buttocks, comparing their shape and volume to a fluffy sponge cake. (In Chile, a queque is a common type of pound cake).
That girl who just walked by has quite the queque, you can tell she kills herself doing squats at the gym.
A phrase used to express that someone has reached their limit or is completely fed up with a situation. It indicates maximum frustration and often serves as a milder, colloquial substitute for more vulgar terms (in Mexico, it is a polite way to avoid saying the word madre in similar expressions).
I have been working twelve hours straight and the boss still wants me to stay longer, he has me up to the queque.
A casual term for a sponge cake or simple sweet cake. It is the everyday name for the basic cakes served during an afternoon snack or at family gatherings.
My grandmother made a lemon queque that was delicious with the afternoon coffee.
It refers to a baked sponge cake made with flour, eggs, butter, and sugar. It is a simple and fluffy dessert that Peruvians eat at any time of day, especially during lonche (a light afternoon meal or snack time similar to tea time).
Pass me a slice of that vanilla queque you made, it looks great to go with the coffee.
A traditional sweet snack or biscuit made from flour, coconut, and honey or molasses. (In Panama, it is usually a dark, dense, ginger-spiced treat sold in local markets and by street vendors.)
Can you sell me two queque, please: I gave my girlfriend a queque, but she did not like it.
Refers to an individual piece of sweet bread baked in a small mold, similar to a muffin or a small sponge cake. It is the colloquial way to refer to what is commonly known as a cupcake or muffin.
I went to the bakery and bought a chocolate queque to have for a snack with a glass of milk.
A common Chilean slang term for a person's buttocks or rear end. Used in informal contexts, it often emphasizes the size or shape of the glutes (the word literally means cake or pound cake).
Those pants look incredible on her because they really show off her whole queque.