picque

See also: picqué

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: picquent, picques

Verb

picque

1. inflection of picquer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. 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)

1. pick (tool)
2. lance (long, thin weapon)

Derived terms

• picquier

Descendants

• French: pique
• → Dutch: pijk, piek, pike
• → English: pique
• → Portuguese: pique
• → Spanish: pique