caque

French edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /kak/
Audio (file)

Noun edit

caque f (plural caques)

keg, barrel (especially for storing herring)

Derived terms edit

encaquer

Further reading edit

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

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