faquin

== French == === Etymology === Uncertain. Probably from Italian facchino or, alternatively, from Middle French facque (from Middle Dutch fac (“compartment, closed space”), corresponding to modern Dutch vak) + -in. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.kɛ̃/ Rhymes: -ɛ̃ === Noun === faquin m (plural faquins) (rare) porter (archaic) wretch, rascal, knave ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: faquín === References === === Further reading === “faquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012