picque

See also: picqué

French

Pronunciation

Verb

picque

  1. inflection of picquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French piquer (“to prick”), from Vulgar Latin *piccare (“to pierce”), from *piccus (“peak, sharp point”).

Noun

picque f (plural picques)

  1. pick (tool)
  2. lance (long, thin weapon)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: pique
  • → Dutch: pijk, piek, pike
  • → English: pique
  • → Portuguese: pique
  • → Spanish: pique
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