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The city of dukes, Albuquerque. While many uneducated YOLOs claim the origin is unknown, the original gente knows. The word is short for the original spelling of the city "Alburquerque", in which you find the word burque. This is the original name of the founders and the original city in Spain.
Learn history before promoting things you know nothing about. Burque comes from Alburquerque, the original spelling of the city. Damn YOLOs.
burque by Lakrymist August 27, 2013
Slang/abbreviation for city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The term, although specific origins are unknown, is thought to have lingered through generations of "Burqueños," (people from Albuquerque).

Conflict:
Very recently there has been a collective reaffirmation of this nickname in response to current Mayor Martin Chavez's announcement of a commercially-driven re-branding of Albuquerque as the "the Q." Many people feel as if this new nickname has nothing to do with Albuquerque, but with a gentrified version of the city that has been sanitized to be more palatable to outside investors. Nevertheless, new city buses and other city-run aspects of the community have adopted/been branded with this new catch-phrase.
The Frontier restaurant is classic Burque: old people on sundays, pop-punk teens at 11pm after their concert, cholos at any time of day, and when all the bar-going individuals somehow find their way up from downtown when the bars close.
burque by El Burqueño November 7, 2007

butt burque 

She was hot except she wore this fugly butt burque.
butt burque by butt country December 7, 2009
Refers to Albuquerque, NM.

It is the inspiration for a forthcoming real-estate venture, to be known as "Burque Homes".

Burque Homes slogan will be:

"Burque Homes...holmes. Get your home from Burque Homes, holmes."
Hey holmes...need a home in Burque, holmes? Get it from Burque homes, holmes.
Burque by BurqueRobot April 8, 2009

Burqueños 

People that are from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their diet consists of Blake's breakfast burrito, a sub or slice from Dion's, a snack from all sups, and a beer to wash it down. Common phrases they say are "all sick", "I know huu", "eer what", "all mad", and "Besos on your pillow". Words these people can not say are draw, pillow, crayon, and milk.

Burqueño (masculine singuar)
Burqueña (feminine singular)
I went to the state fair, full of Burqueños with their locs sunglasses, dickie shorts, and head tats. It is good to be home.
Burqueños by Jedi Scoot Dog 505 October 11, 2022
Hey what happened to Zach?

Man that chode moved back to burque like 2 months ago.
burque by bmojo July 3, 2007