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repique

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
repique
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.

verb

To score a repique against.

Transitive verb

noun

Alternative form of repinique (“Brazilian drum”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French [Term?].

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

repiques (plural) repiques (present, singular) repiquing (participle, present) repiqued (participle, past) repiqued (past)

Questions

What does repique mean?
In piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.
Where does repique come from?
It is traced to French.

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