nique

See also: niqué

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nik/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French nique, from Old French nic, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hnukēn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnukāną (“to be bent, wrinkle”), similar to Swedish nyck (“whim, fancy”).

Noun

nique f (plural niques)

1. A small thing.

Derived terms

• pique-nique

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nique

1. inflection of niquer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “nique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• équin