piquete

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French piquete. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pi‧que‧te Homophone: Piquete === Noun === piquete m (plural piquetes) Refers to a relatively small to medium-sized group of people, particularly: (military) small troop or guard (military) any other group of soldiers, firefighters or policemen group of strikers (workers on strike) a number of workers designated for turn-based work === Further reading === “piquete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “piquete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “piquete”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “piquete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From pico +‎ -ete (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈkete/ [piˈke.t̪e] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: pi‧que‧te === Noun === piquete m (plural piquetes) prick (in the skin) Synonym: pinchazo shot, jab (with a syringe) Synonym: inyección injection Synonym: inyección sting (bump in the skin made by an insect) Synonym: roncha (slang, Mexico) a small or medium amount of a strong alcoholic beverage (usually tequila, rum or brandy) poured in a non-alcoholic beverage, such as punch, coffee, juice, soda beverage, etc. picket line ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “piquete”, 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