brisque
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
brisque (plural brisques)
French edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Probably an abbreviation of briscambille. A card game briche existed in Old French, although the unexplained change from -ch- to -sq- makes this hypothesis less likely.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brisque f (plural brisques)
- (card games, dated) a specific card game
- (military) in the French army, a chevron (symbol) worn on the sleeve as a sign of experience
Derived terms edit
- briscard (“wearer of a brisque”)
References edit
- ^ Etymology and history of “brisque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “brisque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.