See also: chiqué

French

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Etymology

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Shortening of chiclette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃik/
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Noun

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chique f (plural chiques)

  1. (Belgium) chewing gum

Derived terms

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chique m (plural chiques)

  1. puce chique, tunga penetrans, jigger flea

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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Noun

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chique f (plural chiques)

  1. (Jersey) rag

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French chic.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: chi‧que

Adjective

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chique m or f (plural chiques, comparable, comparative mais chique, superlative o mais chique or chiquíssimo or chiquérrimo, diminutive chiquezinho, augmentative chiquezão)

  1. chic (elegant and fashionable)

References

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  1. ^ chique”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ chique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃike/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ke]
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification: chi‧que

Noun

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chique gender-neutral (plural chiques, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas, masculine chico, masculine plural chicos)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a young person
  2. (gender-neutral, neologism) a kid