frisquet

French

Etymology

From a Germanic language, possibly Frankish *frisk + -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁis.kɛ/

Adjective

frisquet (feminine frisquette, masculine plural frisquets, feminine plural frisquettes)

1. chilly, cold
2. (figurative) reserved, taciturn, cold

Further reading

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