chique
See also: chiqué
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: chi‧que
Adjective
chique
- inflection of chic:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
French
Etymology
Shortening of chiclette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃik/
Audio: (file)
Noun
chique f (plural chiques)
Derived terms
chique m (plural chiques)
- puce chique, tunga penetrans, jigger flea
Further reading
- “chique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
chique f (plural chiques)
Synonyms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French chic.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ke/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.kɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.kɨ/
- 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)
- chic (elegant and fashionable)
References
- ^ “chique”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “chique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃike/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ke]
- Rhymes: -ike
- Syllabification: chi‧que
Noun
chique gender-neutral (plural chiques, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas, masculine chico, masculine plural chicos)
- (gender-neutral, neologism) a young person
- 2021, “Chique de internet”[1]performed by PUTOCHINOMARICÓN:
- Mi chique de internet / Al fin te encontré
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (gender-neutral, neologism) a kid