See also: briqué

French

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, from Middle Low German bricke and Middle Dutch brike, related to breken (to break).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʁik/
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Noun

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brique f (plural briques)

  1. brick (hardened block used for building)
  2. carton box (food packaging)
    une brique de laita milk carton
  3. (informal) doorstop (thick, massive book, large book)
    Synonym: pavé
  4. (slang, dated) ten thousand French francs (one million old francs, ~1524 euros)
    Synonyms: plaque, bâton, patate
    • 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:
      Marc: [] Un garçon aisé mais qui ne roule pas sur l’or. Aisé sans plus, aisé bon. Qui achète un tableau blanc vingt briques.
      Marc: [] A boy who is well-off but not rolling in it. Well-off, but no more than that, simply well-off. The type to buy a blank canvas for 200 grand [i.e. 200,000 francs, about 30,000 euros].

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: bric

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English brick, French brique.

Noun

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brique f (plural briques)

  1. (Jersey) brick

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From earlier bricabraque, borrowed from French bric-à-brac.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bri‧que

Noun

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brique m (plural briques)

  1. (South Brazil, colloquial) exchange (an act of exchanging or trading something for another thing)
    Synonyms: troca, permuta, câmbio, intercâmbio