French

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Etymology

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From Old French atriquer, from Latin intrīcō (I entangle).[1] Doublet of intriquer, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.tʁi.ke/
  • Rhymes: -e
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Verb

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attriquer

  1. to buy on credit
  2. (Canada) to dress oddly, to trick out
    Il est attriqué comme la chienne à Jacques
    He's badly dressed.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ “Réflexions langagières”, in Le langagier[1], volume 21, number 85, 2015 April, →ISSN, page 1