chique
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: chi‧que
=== Adjective ===
chique
inflection of chic:
masculine/feminine singular attributive
definite neuter singular attributive
plural attributive
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʃik/
=== Etymology 1 ===
From chiquer (“to chew”).
==== Noun ====
chique f (plural chiques)
chewing tobacco
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
chique f (plural chiques)
(Belgium) clipping of chiclette (“chewing gum”)
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 3 ===
From a Cariban language.
==== Noun ====
chique m (plural chiques)
chigger flea (Tunga penetrans)
puce chique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
=== Further reading ===
“chique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
=== Anagrams ===
quiche
== Norman ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Noun ===
chique f (plural chiques)
(Jersey) rag
==== Synonyms ====
chitchette
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French chic.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ
Hyphenation: chi‧que
=== Adjective ===
chique m or f (plural chiques, comparable, comparative mais chique, superlative o mais chique or chiquíssimo or chiquérrimo, diminutive chiquezinho, augmentative chiquezão)
chic (elegant and fashionable)
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“chique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃike/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ke]
Rhymes: -ike
Syllabification: chi‧que
=== Noun ===
chique gender-neutral (plural chiques, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas, masculine chico, masculine plural chicos)
(gender-neutral, neologism) a young person
(gender-neutral, neologism) a kid