quinquet

French

Etymology

Named after pharmacist Antoine Quinquet (1745–1803).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛ̃.kɛ/
  • Hyphenation: quin‧quet

Noun

quinquet m (plural quinquets)

  1. (historical) oil lamp, Argand lamp
  2. (colloquial, humorous) peeper, eye

Descendants

  • → Catalan: quinqué
  • → Polish: kinkiet
  • → Spanish: quinqué
  • → Russian: кинкет (kinket)

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