chique

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• Hyphenation: chi‧que

chique

1. inflection of chic:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

• IPA^(key): /ʃik/

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From chiquer (“to chew”).

chique f (plural chiques)

1. chewing tobacco

chique f (plural chiques)

1. (Belgium) clipping of chiclette (“chewing gum”)

From a Cariban language.

chique m (plural chiques)

1. chigger flea (Tunga penetrans)

   puce chique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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

• quiche

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chique f (plural chiques)

1. (Jersey) rag

• chitchette

Borrowed from French chic.^[1][2]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ
• Hyphenation: chi‧que

chique m or f (plural chiques, comparable, comparative mais chique, superlative o mais chique or chiquíssimo or chiquérrimo, diminutive chiquezinho, augmentative chiquezão)

1. chic (elegant and fashionable)

• “chique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃike/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ke]
• Rhymes: -ike
• Syllabification: chi‧que

chique gender-neutral (plural chiques, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas, masculine chico, masculine plural chicos)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a young person
   • 2021, “Chique de internet”‎^[1]performed by PUTOCHINOMARICÓN:

     Mi chique de internet / Al fin te encontré

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2. (gender-neutral, neologism) a kid