maquis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French maquis, from Corsican machja (related to Italian macchia), ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmakiː/, /maˈkiː/ === Noun === maquis (uncountable) (botany) Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub. [from 19th c.] (historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. [from 1940s] ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === umiaqs == Catalan == === Verb === maquis second-person singular present subjunctive of macar == French == === Etymology === 18th century, from Corsican mac(c)hja +‎ -is. The Corsican is from Latin macula (“spot”), whence also French maille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.ki/ === Noun === maquis m (invariable) (botany) macchia (Mediterranean brush) (botany) thicket Synonym: broussaille (figuratively, historical, military) resistance, underground (movement during World War II) Synonym: guérilla ==== Derived terms ==== maquisard prendre le maquis ==== Descendants ==== → English: maquis → Portuguese: maquis → Spanish: maquis → Turkish: maki === Further reading === “maquis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French maquis (“resistance, underground”, literally “thicket; macchia”), from Corsican machja or macchia, from Latin macula (“spot”). === Noun === maquis (historical) maquis: The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere === Further reading === “maquis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === maqui === Etymology === Borrowed from French maquis, from Corsican macchia, from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, mangra, and mácula. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ma‧quis === Noun === maquis m (invariable) maquis; macchia (type of brushland common in Corsica) === Noun === maquis m or f by sense (invariable) maquis (member of the French resistance during the Second World War) == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French maquis. === Noun === maquis n (plural maquis-uri) maquis, macchia ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French maquis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmakis/ [ˈma.kis] Rhymes: -akis Syllabification: ma‧quis === Noun === maquis m or f by sense (plural maquis) maquis (Resistance during the Second World War) maquis (member of the Resistance during the Second World War) === Further reading === “maquis”, 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