criquet
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See also: críquet
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English cricket.
Pronunciation
Noun
criquet m (uncountable)
- cricket (game)
Further reading
- “criquet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “criquet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “criquet” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French criquet, from Old French criket, from Old French criquer (“to crack, creak”), of Germanic origin. Compare Dutch kriek, krekel (“cricket”), English creak.
Pronunciation
Noun
criquet m (plural criquets)
- locust (insect)
Synonyms
- (Louisiana, Cajun French, Acadian) cheval du diable m
Further reading
- “criquet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
criquet oblique singular, m (oblique plural criquez or criquetz, nominative singular criquez or criquetz, nominative plural criquet)
- locust (insect)