claque

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French claque (“group of people hired to applaud or boo, claque”, literally “a slap; a clap”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈklæk/ Homophone: clack Rhymes: -æk === Noun === claque (plural claques) (collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo. (by extension) A group of fawning admirers. A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus. ==== Related terms ==== claqueur ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== clique (another type of ingroup with biased interests) astroturf === References === === Further reading === claque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === calque == French == === Etymology === Deverbal from claquer (“to clap”). Noun 1 sense 5 developed as paying audience members to applaud started at the Paris Opera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klak/ === Noun === claque f (plural claques) slap on the cheek Synonyms: gifle, baffe, taloche vamp (of a shoe) (Quebec) overshoe Synonyms: shoe claque, chouclaque (sports) thrashing; thumping (heavy defeat) (collective) claque (group of people hired to either applaud or boo) === Noun === claque m (plural claques) (slang) gambling den (slang) whorehouse, brothel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: claca → English: claque → German: Claque → Italian: claque → Portuguese: claque → Spanish: claque === References === === Further reading === “claque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === calque == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French claque. === Noun === claque f (invariable) claque ==== Related terms ==== clacchista === Further reading === claque in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French claque. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cla‧que === Noun === claque f (plural claques) (Portugal, sports) supporters (people who support something, especially a sports team) Synonym: (Brazil) torcida (clothing) opera hat Synonyms: chapéu de molas, chapéu de pasta === References === === Further reading === “claque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French claque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklake/ [ˈkla.ke] Rhymes: -ake Syllabification: cla‧que === Noun === claque f (plural claques) claque === Further reading === “claque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025