caque

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French quaque, kaque, from Old French caque, borrowed from Old Norse kakki, kaggi, kaggr. Cognate with English cag, keg and possibly to chag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kak/

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Noun

caque f (plural caques)

1. keg, barrel (especially for storing herring)

Derived terms

• encaquer

Further reading

• “caque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.