Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piqué

/piˈkeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: pi-qué
IPA: /piˈkeɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A movement in which the raised, pointed foot of the working leg is lowered so that it pricks the floor and then either rebounds upward or becomes a supporting foot.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I found three piqué shirts, each a shade lighter than the one before it, and each so fine and closely woven it shone like satin."

Etymology

Borrowed from French piqué (“(noun) ribbed fabric; (ballet) step on to the point of the leading foot without bending the knee; (adjective) backstitched; (cooking) larded”), Middle French piqué (“quilted”), a noun use of the past participle of piquer (“to prick, sting; to decorate with stitches; to quilt; to stitch (fabric) together; to lard (meat)”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: piqué

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /piˈkeɪ/
British English: /ˈpiːkeɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

piqués (plural) pique (alternative)

Synonyms

marcella

Rhymes With

véronique angélique

Questions

How do you pronounce piqué?: The recorded pronunciation is /piˈkeɪ/.
What does piqué mean?: A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
Where does piqué come from?: It is traced to French.

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