requin

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French requin (“shark”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹi.kwɪn/ === Noun === requin (plural requins) (dated) The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). === References === “requin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === quiner == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈre̞.kin] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈre.kin] === Verb === requin inflection of recar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == French == === Etymology === From Middle French requin (1539), of uncertain origin. Several hypotheses have been advanced: From requiem. While early spellings like requien (1578) or requiem (17th c.) may be influenced by this, it is probably a folk etymology. From re- + Picard or Norman quien (“dog”); cognate of chien. Compare chien de mer (literally “sea dog”), a word used to refer to several species of sharks. Deverbal of Old Northern French requignier (“to grimace while baring teeth”), from re- + Frankish *kīnan (“to split open”); cognate of Old French reschignier, whence French rechigner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁə.kɛ̃/ === Noun === requin m (plural requins) shark Synonym: squale (derogatory) a person profiting from others by treachery ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: reken → English: requin, requiem → Polish: rekin → Romanian: rechin === References === === Further reading === “requin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === niquer