sobriquet

== English == === Alternative forms === soubriquet === Etymology === Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ (US) enPR: ʹsōbrĭkā, ʹsōbrĭkĕt, IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/, /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.kɛt/ , Rhymes: -eɪ === Noun === sobriquet (plural sobriquets) A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive. Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔ.bʁi.kɛ/ === Noun === sobriquet m (plural sobriquets) nickname === Further reading === “sobriquet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012