picque

== French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: picquent, picques === Verb === picque inflection of picquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Middle French == === Alternative forms === pique === Etymology === From Old French piquer (“to prick”), from Vulgar Latin *piccare (“to pierce”), from *piccus (“peak, sharp point”). === Noun === picque f (plural picques) pick (tool) lance (long, thin weapon) ==== Derived terms ==== picquier ==== Descendants ==== French: pique → Dutch: pijk, piek, pike → English: pique → Portuguese: pique → Spanish: pique