brisque

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brisque. === Noun === brisque (plural brisques) In the card game bezique, an ace or ten won in a trick. == French == === Etymology === Unknown. Probably an abbreviation of briscambille. A card game briche existed in Old French, although the unexplained change from -ch- to -sq- makes this hypothesis less likely. Cf. Asturian briscu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁisk/ === Noun === brisque f (plural brisques) (card games, dated) a specific card game (military) in the French army, a chevron (symbol) worn on the sleeve as a sign of experience ==== Derived terms ==== briscard (“wearer of a brisque”) === References === === Further reading === “brisque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012