tique

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French tique, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō ~ *tikkō (“tick”). Thought to have been borrowed through Middle English tyke during the Hundred Years' War. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tik/ Homophone: tic === Noun === tique f or m (plural tiques) tick (animal) ==== Usage notes ==== Masculine use is considered substandard. === Verb === tique inflection of tiquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “tique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from English teak. === Noun === tique m (plural tiques) (Jersey) teak == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ Hyphenation: ti‧que === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French tic. ==== Noun ==== tique m (plural tiques) tic (habitual convulsive motion of a muscle) habit (action performed repeatedly and automatically) Synonym: cacoete === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English tick. ==== Noun ==== tique m (plural tiques) tick; check mark (a mark used as an indicator) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tique inflection of ticar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “tique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tique”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “tique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Noun === tique m (plural tiques) ticket receipt === Further reading === “tique”, 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