chique

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See also: chiqué

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: chi‧que

Adjective

chique

  1. inflection of chic:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

French

Etymology

Shortening of chiclette.

Pronunciation

Noun

chique f (plural chiques)

  1. (Belgium) chewing gum

Derived terms

chique m (plural chiques)

  1. puce chique, tunga penetrans, jigger flea

Further reading

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

chique f (plural chiques)

  1. (Jersey) rag

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French chic.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ
  • Hyphenation: chi‧que

Adjective

chique m or f (plural chiques, comparable, comparative mais chique, superlative o mais chique or chiquíssimo or chiquérrimo, diminutive chiquezinho, augmentative chiquezão)

  1. chic (elegant and fashionable)

References

  1. ^ chique”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ chique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃike/
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification: chi‧que

Noun

chique gender-neutral (plural chiques, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas, masculine chico, masculine plural chicos)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a young person
  2. (gender-neutral, neologism) a kid